TREPONEMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TREPONEMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TREPONEMAL?
| 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 TREPONEMAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREPONEMAL
No single letter turns TREPONEMAL into another word.
How TREPONEMAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TREPONEMAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TREPONEMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TREPONEMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or caused by treponemes, spiral-shaped bacteria that include the agent of syphilis.
A treponemal test looks for antibodies aimed specifically at these bacteria, unlike tests that detect general signs of damage. Clinicians often use both kinds together to confirm a diagnosis.
How TREPONEMAL is used
Treponemal is used in medicine, mainly in names of laboratory tests.
- A treponemal antibody test came back positive.
- The clinic confirmed the result with a treponemal assay.
- Treponemal infections can be treated with antibiotics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREPONEMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TREPONEMAL
The 10 tiles of TREPONEMAL in a different order — 1 found.
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Common questions about TREPONEMAL
- Is TREPONEMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREPONEMAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREPONEMAL worth?
- TREPONEMAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREPONEMAL mean?
- Relating to or caused by treponemes, spiral-shaped bacteria that include the agent of syphilis.
- What letters can be added to TREPONEMAL?
- No single letter can be added to TREPONEMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TREPONEMAL:
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