Is STAPHYLOCOCCUS a word?
STAPHYLOCOCCUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words With Friends, has 14 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, STAPHYLOCOCCUS is a valid word.
What does staphylococcus mean?
noun: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
STAPHYLOCOCCUS: word details
- Pronunciation: sta-fuh-luh-KAW-kuhs (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 14 letters, a long word. It is one of 9,202 14-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 28 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 32 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside staphylococcus
Words you can make from the letters of staphylococcus.
Solve a whole rack, not just STAPHYLOCOCCUS
STAPHYLOCOCCUS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does STAPHYLOCOCCUS mean?
STAPHYLOCOCCUS is a noun. It means: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections.
Is STAPHYLOCOCCUS a valid word?
Yes, STAPHYLOCOCCUS is a valid word. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.