SUPERINFECT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SUPERINFECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPERINFECT?
| 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 SUPERINFECT is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPERINFECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
superinfectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUPERINFECT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUPERINFECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPERINFECT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUPERINFECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
medicaltechnical
To infect a person, animal or cell that already carries a different infection.
To superinfect is to add a second infection on top of a first one. Virologists use the word for a cell that is attacked by a new virus while still hosting an earlier one.
How SUPERINFECT is used
Used in medicine and virology, mostly in the passive or in laboratory reports.
- The second strain can superinfect cells already carrying the first virus.
- Researchers tried to superinfect the culture with a related organism.
- Bacteria may superinfect a wound that was already inflamed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPERINFECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUPERINFECT
5 longer words begin with SUPERINFECT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPERINFECT
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Common questions about SUPERINFECT
- Is SUPERINFECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPERINFECT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPERINFECT worth?
- SUPERINFECT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPERINFECT mean?
- To infect a person, animal or cell that already carries a different infection.
- What letters can be added to SUPERINFECT?
- SUPERINFECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUPERINFECT:
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