BIOFILM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BIOFILM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOFILM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOFILM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOFILM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biofilmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOFILM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIOFILM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does BIOFILM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thin layer of microorganisms that sticks to a surface and is held together by slime.
Dental plaque and the slippery coat on river stones are everyday biofilms. Because the slime shelters the microbes, a biofilm can be hard to remove with cleaners or drugs.
How BIOFILM is used
Biofilm is a standard term in microbiology, medicine and engineering.
- A biofilm formed inside the water pipe.
- Bacteria in a biofilm resist antibiotics more strongly.
- The dentist explained that plaque is a kind of biofilm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOFILM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOFILM
1 longer words begin with BIOFILM.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOFILM
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Common questions about BIOFILM
- Is BIOFILM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOFILM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOFILM worth?
- BIOFILM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOFILM mean?
- A thin layer of microorganisms that sticks to a surface and is held together by slime.
- What letters can be added to BIOFILM?
- BIOFILM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIOFILM:
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