BACTERIOSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIOSES 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 BACTERIOSES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIOSES is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIOSES
No single letter turns BACTERIOSES into another word.
How BACTERIOSES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACTERIOSES, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIOSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIOSES
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Common questions about BACTERIOSES
- Is BACTERIOSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIOSES is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIOSES worth?
- BACTERIOSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIOSES?
- No single letter can be added to BACTERIOSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACTERIOSES:
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