BACTERIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIAN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1c3t1e1r1i1a1n1
Depends on the listBACTERIAN · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACTERIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.78%
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIAN
No single letter turns BACTERIAN into another word.
How BACTERIAN scores
Scrabble b3a1c3t1e1r1i1a1n1 13
Words with Friends b4a1c4t1e1r1i1a1n2 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACTERIAN, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIAN
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Common questions about BACTERIAN
- Is BACTERIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIAN is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIAN worth?
- BACTERIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIAN?
- No single letter can be added to BACTERIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACTERIAN:
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