SPIROCHETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SPIROCHETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIROCHETAL?
| 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 SPIROCHETAL is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIROCHETAL
No single letter turns SPIROCHETAL into another word.
How SPIROCHETAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPIROCHETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPIROCHETAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPIROCHETAL
- All 11 letters of SPIROCHETAL are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 11 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPIROCHETAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or caused by spirochetes, the spiral-shaped bacteria.
Spirochetal infections include syphilis, Lyme disease and leptospirosis, each produced by a different member of the group. Doctors use the adjective to classify such diseases and the organisms behind them. The British spelling, spirochaetal, carries the same meaning.
How SPIROCHETAL is used
Spirochetal is a medical adjective, usually in the American spelling.
- The patient was treated for a spirochetal infection.
- A spirochetal disease can often be cleared with antibiotics.
- Spirochetal organisms were seen in the blood smear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIROCHETAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIROCHETAL
The 11 tiles of SPIROCHETAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIROCHETAL
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Common questions about SPIROCHETAL
- Is SPIROCHETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIROCHETAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIROCHETAL worth?
- SPIROCHETAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIROCHETAL mean?
- Relating to or caused by spirochetes, the spiral-shaped bacteria.
- What letters can be added to SPIROCHETAL?
- No single letter can be added to SPIROCHETAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPIROCHETAL:
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