SALMONELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SALMONELLA 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 SALMONELLA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALMONELLA is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALMONELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALMONELLA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SALMONELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALMONELLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALMONELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A group of rod-shaped bacteria that cause food poisoning and typhoid fever.
Salmonella is found in raw eggs, poultry and unwashed produce, which is why kitchens stress thorough cooking. Infection brings fever, cramps and diarrhoea.
How SALMONELLA is used
Used for the bacteria and for the illness they cause.
- The recall followed an outbreak of salmonella.
- Cooking chicken thoroughly kills salmonella.
- He spent two days ill with salmonella.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALMONELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALMONELLA
2 longer words begin with SALMONELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in SALMONELLA
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Common questions about SALMONELLA
- Is SALMONELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALMONELLA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALMONELLA worth?
- SALMONELLA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALMONELLA mean?
- A group of rod-shaped bacteria that cause food poisoning and typhoid fever.
- What letters can be added to SALMONELLA?
- SALMONELLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SALMONELLA:
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