BACTERISATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERISATIONS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERISATIONS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERISATIONS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERISATIONS
No single letter turns BACTERISATIONS into another word.
How BACTERISATIONS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in BACTERISATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERISATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERISATIONS
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Common questions about BACTERISATIONS
- Is BACTERISATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERISATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERISATIONS worth?
- BACTERISATIONS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERISATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to BACTERISATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of BACTERISATIONS:
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