FOULBROOD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FOULBROOD 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 FOULBROOD?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOULBROOD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOULBROOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foulbroodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOULBROOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOULBROOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOULBROOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOULBROOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A destructive bacterial disease that kills honeybee larvae in the hive.
Beekeepers dread foulbrood because it spreads between colonies and can force the burning of hives. Inspectors look for sunken, discoloured brood cells as a warning sign.
How FOULBROOD is used
Used by beekeepers and agricultural inspectors, often in the forms American or European foulbrood.
- The apiary was quarantined after foulbrood was found.
- American foulbrood is notifiable in many countries.
- She learned to spot foulbrood by the sour smell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOULBROOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOULBROOD
1 longer words begin with FOULBROOD.
Shorter words from the letters in FOULBROOD
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Common questions about FOULBROOD
- Is FOULBROOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOULBROOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOULBROOD worth?
- FOULBROOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOULBROOD mean?
- A destructive bacterial disease that kills honeybee larvae in the hive.
- What letters can be added to FOULBROOD?
- FOULBROOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOULBROOD:
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