BACILLARY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BACILLARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3i1l1l1a1r1y4
PlayableBACILLARY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACILLARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful BACILLARY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACILLARY
No single letter turns BACILLARY into another word.
How BACILLARY scores
Scrabble b3a1c3i1l1l1a1r1y4 16
Words with Friends b4a1c4i1l2l2a1r1y3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACILLARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACILLARY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACILLARY
racially13 bacillar12 cabrilla12 lyrical12 airball9 barilla9 lacily11 racily11 arabic10 railly9 labial8 labral8 laical8 racial8 carby12 abray10 bally10 bialy10 billy10 clary10 lycra10 lyric10 abaci9 barca9 baric9 cabal9 rabic9 alary8 aliya8 allay8 lairy8 rally8 riyal8 acari7 braai7 brail7 brill7 calla7 craal7 labia7
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Common questions about BACILLARY
- Is BACILLARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACILLARY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACILLARY worth?
- BACILLARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACILLARY?
- No single letter can be added to BACILLARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACILLARY:
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