BACTERIOLYSIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIOLYSIN 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERIOLYSIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIOLYSIN is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIOLYSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacteriolysinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACTERIOLYSIN scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACTERIOLYSIN, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIOLYSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACTERIOLYSIN
1 longer words begin with BACTERIOLYSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIOLYSIN
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Common questions about BACTERIOLYSIN
- Is BACTERIOLYSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIOLYSIN is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIOLYSIN worth?
- BACTERIOLYSIN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIOLYSIN?
- BACTERIOLYSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACTERIOLYSIN:
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