BACTERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BACTERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACTERIN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacterinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACTERIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACTERIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 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 BACTERIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACTERIN
- All 8 letters of BACTERIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BACTERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A vaccine made from killed bacteria.
A bacterin trains the immune system using dead bacterial cells, so it cannot cause the disease it protects against. The word is common in veterinary medicine, where such preparations protect livestock and pets. It differs from a vaccine made of live weakened germs.
How BACTERIN is used
Bacterin is a term from medicine and veterinary practice.
- The vet gave the calves a bacterin against pneumonia.
- A bacterin prepared from dead cells is safe to inject.
- The farm records listed each bacterin and its batch number.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACTERIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACTERIN
1 longer words begin with BACTERIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIN
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Common questions about BACTERIN
- Is BACTERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACTERIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACTERIN worth?
- BACTERIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACTERIN mean?
- A vaccine made from killed bacteria.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIN?
- BACTERIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACTERIN:
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