BACITRACIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BACITRACIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACITRACIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACITRACIN is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACITRACIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacitracinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACITRACIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACITRACIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACITRACIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACITRACIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An antibiotic, usually applied to the skin, that treats minor infections caused by certain bacteria.
Bacitracin is sold as an ointment that people dab on small cuts and scrapes to prevent infection. It is too toxic to be taken by mouth in its pure form, so it is used mainly on the outside of the body.
How BACITRACIN is used
Used in pharmacy and first aid, often in ointments and creams.
- She put bacitracin on the scraped knee and covered it with a plaster.
- The first-aid kit contained a tube of bacitracin.
- Bacitracin is made by a strain of soil bacteria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACITRACIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACITRACIN
1 longer words begin with BACITRACIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BACITRACIN
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Common questions about BACITRACIN
- Is BACITRACIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACITRACIN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACITRACIN worth?
- BACITRACIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACITRACIN mean?
- An antibiotic, usually applied to the skin, that treats minor infections caused by certain bacteria.
- What letters can be added to BACITRACIN?
- BACITRACIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACITRACIN:
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