BACTEREMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BACTEREMIA 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.
Which word lists accept BACTEREMIA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTEREMIA is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTEREMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacteremiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACTEREMIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACTEREMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTEREMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACTEREMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalNorth American
The presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.
Bacteremia can follow a dental procedure or a deep infection and is sometimes harmless and brief. If the body cannot control it, however, it may progress to sepsis, which is a medical emergency.
How BACTEREMIA is used
Medical term; the American spelling, with bacteraemia used in British English.
- Blood tests confirmed bacteremia in the feverish patient.
- Brief bacteremia may follow vigorous tooth brushing.
- Untreated bacteremia can become life-threatening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACTEREMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACTEREMIA
1 longer words begin with BACTEREMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTEREMIA
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Common questions about BACTEREMIA
- Is BACTEREMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACTEREMIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACTEREMIA worth?
- BACTEREMIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACTEREMIA mean?
- The presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.
- What letters can be added to BACTEREMIA?
- BACTEREMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACTEREMIA:
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