BACTERISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERISES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERISES?
| 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 BACTERISES is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERISES
No single letter turns BACTERISES into another word.
How BACTERISES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACTERISES, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERISES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERISES
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Common questions about BACTERISES
- Is BACTERISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERISES is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERISES worth?
- BACTERISES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERISES?
- No single letter can be added to BACTERISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACTERISES:
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