BACTERIAS

9 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What BACTERIAS Means

BACTERIAS is a form of BACTERIA, which means:

noun: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

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What It Scores

BACTERIAS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 A1 C3 T1 E1 R1 I1 A1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BACTERIAS

551 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (5)

ABREACTS BACTERIA BEARCATS CABARETS CABRESTA

7 letter words (29)

6 letter words (84)

5 letter words (173)

AARTI ABACI ABACS ABASE ABATE ABEAR ABETS ABIES ABRIS ABSIT ACAIS ACARI ACERB ACERS ACETA ACRES AECIA AESIR AIRTS ARBAS AREAS ARECA AREIC ARETS ARIAS ARISE ARTIC ARTIS ASTER ASTIR ATRIA BAITS BARCA BARES BARIC BASER BASIC BASTA BASTE BASTI BATES BEARS BEAST BEATS BESAT BESIT BESTI BETAS BICES BIERS BIRSE BITER BITES BRAAI BRACE BRACT BRAES BRAST BRATS BREIS BRIES BRISE BRITS CABAS CABER CABRE CARAT CARBS CARES CARET CARSE CARTA CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CEIBA CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CIRES CITER CITES CRABS CRATE CREST CRIAS CRIBS CRIES CRISE CRITS EARST ERBIA ERICA ERICS ESCAR ICERS IRATE RABAT RABIC RABIS RACES RAIAS RAISE RAITA RAITS RASTA RATAS RATES REACT REAST REATA REBIT RECIT RECTA RECTI REIST RESAT RESIT RETIA RIATA RIBAS RIBES RICES RITES SABER SABIR SABRA SABRE SACRA SAICE SATAI SCARE SCART SCEAT SCRAB SCRAE SCRAT SERAC SERAI SERIC SITAR STAIR STARE STEAR STIRE STRAE STRIA TABER TABES TACES TAIRA TARAS TARES TARSI TASAR TASER TEARS TERAI TERAS TIARA TIARS TICES TIERS TIRES TRABS TRACE TRIAC TRIBE TRICE TRIES

4 letter words (157)

3 letter words (81)

AAS ABA ABS ACE ACT AIA AIR AIS AIT ARB ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS BAA BAC BAR BAS BAT BES BET BIS BIT BRA CAA CAB CAR CAT CIS CIT EAR EAS EAT ERA ERS EST ETA ICE IRE ITA ITS RAI RAS RAT REB REC REI RES RET RIA RIB RIT SAB SAC SAE SAI SAR SAT SEA SEC SEI SER SET SIB SIC SIR SIT SRI TAB TAE TAI TAR TAS TEA TEC TES TIC TIE TIS

2 letter words (22)

AA AB AE AI AR AS AT BA BE BI EA ER ES ET IS IT RE SI ST TA TE TI

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