CLOSTRIDIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CLOSTRIDIAL 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 CLOSTRIDIAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOSTRIDIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOSTRIDIAL
No single letter turns CLOSTRIDIAL into another word.
How CLOSTRIDIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CLOSTRIDIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOSTRIDIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLOSTRIDIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to Clostridium, a group of bacteria that includes the causes of tetanus and botulism.
Clostridial infections are tied to bacteria that survive without oxygen and form tough spores in soil and the gut. Gas gangrene and some food poisoning are classic clostridial illnesses.
How CLOSTRIDIAL is used
Clostridial is a medical and microbiology adjective that goes before infection, toxin or disease.
- The wound developed a clostridial infection.
- A clostridial toxin causes the muscle spasms of tetanus.
- Vaccines protect livestock against clostridial diseases.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOSTRIDIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOSTRIDIAL
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Common questions about CLOSTRIDIAL
- Is CLOSTRIDIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOSTRIDIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOSTRIDIAL worth?
- CLOSTRIDIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOSTRIDIAL mean?
- Relating to Clostridium, a group of bacteria that includes the causes of tetanus and botulism.
- What letters can be added to CLOSTRIDIAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLOSTRIDIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CLOSTRIDIAL:
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