BACTERIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIC 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIC
No single letter turns BACTERIC into another word.
How BACTERIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACTERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACTERIC
4 longer words begin with BACTERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIC
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Common questions about BACTERIC
- Is BACTERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIC is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIC worth?
- BACTERIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIC?
- No single letter can be added to BACTERIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACTERIC:
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