CLOSTRIDIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CLOSTRIDIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOSTRIDIUM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOSTRIDIUM is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOSTRIDIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clostridiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLOSTRIDIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CLOSTRIDIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOSTRIDIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLOSTRIDIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A genus of rod-shaped bacteria that form spores and live without oxygen, including species that cause tetanus and botulism.
Members of the clostridium group thrive in soil and in the gut, and some produce powerful toxins. Others are harmless or even useful in industrial fermentation.
How CLOSTRIDIUM is used
Scientific and medical term, usually written lowercase in general text.
- The wound was infected with a clostridium that causes gas gangrene.
- Canned food can be dangerous if a clostridium survives the heating.
- Each clostridium forms a tough spore when conditions turn harsh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOSTRIDIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOSTRIDIUM
1 longer words begin with CLOSTRIDIUM.
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Common questions about CLOSTRIDIUM
- Is CLOSTRIDIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOSTRIDIUM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOSTRIDIUM worth?
- CLOSTRIDIUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOSTRIDIUM mean?
- A genus of rod-shaped bacteria that form spores and live without oxygen, including species that cause tetanus and botulism.
- What letters can be added to CLOSTRIDIUM?
- CLOSTRIDIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CLOSTRIDIUM:
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