BACTERIOID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIOID 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERIOID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIOID is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacterioidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACTERIOID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACTERIOID, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACTERIOID
- BACTERIOID runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of BACTERIOID
The 10 tiles of BACTERIOID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BACTERIOID
1 longer words begin with BACTERIOID.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIOID
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Common questions about BACTERIOID
- Is BACTERIOID valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIOID is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIOID worth?
- BACTERIOID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIOID?
- BACTERIOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACTERIOID:
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