TREPONEMA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TREPONEMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TREPONEMA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREPONEMA is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREPONEMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TREPONEMA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TREPONEMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TREPONEMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TREPONEMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A spiral-shaped bacterium of a genus that includes the cause of syphilis.
A treponema is a type of spirochaete, a thin corkscrew-like microbe that moves by twisting. Some species cause diseases such as syphilis and yaws in humans.
How TREPONEMA is used
Treponema is used in microbiology and infectious disease medicine.
- The lab identified a treponema under the microscope.
- A treponema causes syphilis and can be treated with antibiotics.
- Each treponema has a spiral body and tiny internal flagella.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREPONEMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TREPONEMA
6 longer words begin with TREPONEMA.
Shorter words from the letters in TREPONEMA
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Common questions about TREPONEMA
- Is TREPONEMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREPONEMA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREPONEMA worth?
- TREPONEMA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREPONEMA mean?
- A spiral-shaped bacterium of a genus that includes the cause of syphilis.
- What letters can be added to TREPONEMA?
- TREPONEMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TREPONEMA:
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