BACTERIURIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BACTERIURIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACTERIURIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIURIA is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIURIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacteriuriasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACTERIURIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACTERIURIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIURIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACTERIURIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The presence of bacteria in the urine.
Bacteriuria is found through a urine sample and may signal a urinary infection, though in some people, such as older adults, it causes no symptoms at all. Doctors therefore weigh the result against how the patient feels before treating.
How BACTERIURIA is used
Bacteriuria is a clinical term used in urology and general medicine.
- Routine screening in pregnancy checks for bacteriuria.
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria often needs no treatment.
- The lab report confirmed bacteriuria in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACTERIURIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACTERIURIA
1 longer words begin with BACTERIURIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIURIA
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Common questions about BACTERIURIA
- Is BACTERIURIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACTERIURIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACTERIURIA worth?
- BACTERIURIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACTERIURIA mean?
- The presence of bacteria in the urine.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIURIA?
- BACTERIURIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACTERIURIA:
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