BRUCELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BRUCELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRUCELLA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRUCELLA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRUCELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRUCELLA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRUCELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRUCELLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRUCELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of a group of small bacteria that infect cattle, pigs and other mammals and can spread to people through milk, meat or contact with animals.
Brucella is the organism behind the disease brucellosis, which in people causes recurring fever. Farm workers, vets and anyone drinking unpasteurised milk are the ones most often exposed.
How BRUCELLA is used
Used in veterinary and medical texts, often as the name of a genus rather than a single species.
- The herd was tested for brucella before any animals were moved.
- Unpasteurised cheese can carry brucella to people.
- Laboratories handle cultures of brucella under strict safety rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRUCELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRUCELLA
2 longer words begin with BRUCELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in BRUCELLA
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Common questions about BRUCELLA
- Is BRUCELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRUCELLA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRUCELLA worth?
- BRUCELLA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRUCELLA mean?
- Any of a group of small bacteria that infect cattle, pigs and other mammals and can spread to people through milk, meat or contact with animals.
- What letters can be added to BRUCELLA?
- BRUCELLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRUCELLA:
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