BACTEROIDS

10 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What BACTEROIDS Means

BACTEROIDS is a form of BACTEROID, which means:

noun: a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
adjective: resembling bacteria

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BACTEROIDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 A1 C3 T1 E1 R1 O1 I1 D2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BACTEROIDS

1448 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.

9 letter words (2)

BACTEROID BORACITES

8 letter words (27)

7 letter words (126)

ABIDERS ABORTED ACIDEST AEROBIC ARCTOID ARIDEST ASCRIBE ASTERID ASTRIDE ASTROID ATRESIC BAITERS BARCODE BARDIES BARITES BASTIDE BESTRID BISTRED BOASTED BOASTER BOATERS BOATIES BODICES BORACES BORATED BORATES BORIDES BRACTED BRAISED BROCADE CABRIES CABRIOS CABRITS CARBIDE CARBIES CARDIES CARDIOS CARIBES CARIOSE CAROTID CATBIRD CEBOIDS CESTOID COASTED COASTER COATERS CODEIAS COEDITS CORBIES CORDATE CORDITE COSTARD COTISED CREDITS CRISTAE DABSTER DACITES DACOITS DARBIES DARCIES DEBITOR DEBTORS DECARBS DEORBIT DIASTER DIRECTS DISCOER DISRATE DISROBE DOATERS DRASTIC EDITORS ICEBOAT IODATES ISOBARE OARIEST ORACIES ORBIEST ORBITAS ORBITED OTARIES RACIEST RADICES REBAITS REBATOS RECOATS REDACTS REDBAIT REDCOAT ROADIES ROASTED ROISTED ROSITED SARCODE SARCOID SCABRID SCARTED SCODIER SCORIAE SCRIBED SEABIRD SIDEBAR SIDECAR SOCIATE SORBATE SORBITE SOREDIA SORTIED STAIDER STAIRED STEARIC STEROID STORIED STROBED STROBIC TABERDS TABORED TARDIES TERBIAS TERCIOS TIRADES TOADIES TORSADE TRIBADE TRIODES TROADES

6 letter words (275)

ABIDER ABIDES ABODES ABORDS ABORTS ACIDER ACTORS ADOBES ADORES ADROIT ADSORB AIDERS AIREST AIRTED AORIST AORTIC ARDEBS ARIOSE ARISTO AROIDS ARTICS ARTIES BAITED BAITER BARDES BARDIC BARDIE BARDOS BAREST BARITE BASTED BASTER BEARDS BEDSIT BESORT BESTAD BESTAR BESTIR BETROD BIASED BIDERS BIDETS BIOTAS BISECT BISTER BISTRE BISTRO BITERS BITSER BOARDS BOARTS BOATED BOATER BOATIE BODICE BODIES BOITES BORATE BORDES BOREAS BORIDE BORSIC BRACED BRACES BRACTS BRAIDE BRAIDS BRAISE BRASCO BREADS BREAST BREIDS BREIST BRIDES BROADS CABERS CABRIE CABRIO CABRIT CADETS CADIES CADRES CAIRDS CARBOS CARDIE CARDIO CARDIS CARETS CARIBE CARIED CARIES CAROBS CARTED CARTES CASTED CASTER CASTOR CATERS CEBIDS CEBOID CEDARS CEIBAS CERIAS CESTOI CIDERS CISTED CITERS COARBS COARSE COATED COATER COATES COATIS COBIAS COBRAS CODEIA CODERS CODIST COEDIT CORBES CORBIE CORIES CORSET COSIED COSIER COSTAE COSTAR COSTED COSTER COTISE CRATED CRATES CREDIT CREDOS CRESTA CRISTA DACITE DACOIT DARICS DATERS DEAIRS DEBARS DEBITS DEBRIS DEBTOR DECARB DECORS DERATS DESORB DICAST DICERS DICOTS DIOTAS DIRECT DIREST DISBAR DOATER DOBIES DOBRAS DORBAS DORIES DORISE DOTERS DOTIER DRICES DRIEST DROITS EDICTS EDITOR ERBIAS ERICAS IODATE IRADES ISOBAR OATERS OATIER OBITER OCTADS OECIST ORATED ORATES ORBITA ORBITS OREADS OSETRA RABIES RACIST RADIOS RAISED RAITED RATIOS REACTS REBAIT REBATO REBIDS RECAST RECITS RECOAT RECTOS REDACT REDIAS RESAID RIBOSE RIOTED ROADIE ROATED ROATES ROESTI ROSACE ROSCID ROSIED ROSTED SABRED SACRED SAIRED SARODE SATIRE SATORI SCARED SCORED SCORIA SCOTER SCOTIA SCRIBE SCRIED SCROBE SCROTA SECTOR SERDAB SOARED SOBEIT SODAIC SORBED SORBET SORBIC SORTED SORTIE STARED STEARD STERIC STIRED STOBIE STORED STRIAE STRIDE STROBE STRODE TABERD TABERS TABORS TAROCS TERAIS TERBIA TERBIC TERCIO TIRADE TIROES TOBIES TODIES TORICS TORIES TRACED TRACES TRADES TREADS TRIACS TRIADS TRIBES TRICED TRICES TRIODE TRIOSE TROADE TROADS TRODES

5 letter words (446)

ABETS ABIDE ABIES ABODE ABORD ABORE ABORT ABRIS ABSIT ACERB ACERS ACIDS ACRED ACRES ACRID ACTED ACTOR ADIOS ADITS ADOBE ADORE AEROS AESIR AIDER AIDES AIDOS AIRED AIRTS ARCED ARCOS ARDEB AREIC ARETS ARIOT ARISE AROID AROSE ARTIC ARTIS ASCOT ASDIC ASIDE ASTER ASTIR ATOCS BAITS BARDE BARDO BARDS BARED BARES BARIC BASED BASER BASIC BASTE BASTI BASTO BATED BATES BEADS BEARD BEARS BEAST BEATS BESAT BESIT BESOT BESTI BETAS BETID BICES BIDER BIDES BIDET BIERS BIOTA BIRDS BIROS BIRSE BITER BITES BITOS BOARD BOARS BOART BOAST BOATS BODES BOETS BOITE BORAS BORDE BORDS BORED BORES BORIC BORTS BOSIE BOTAS BOTES BRACE BRACT BRADS BRAES BRAID BRAST BRATS BREAD BREDS BREID BREIS BRIDE BRIES BRIOS BRISE BRITS BROAD BRODS BROSE CABER CABRE CADES CADET CADIE CADIS CADRE CAIDS CAIRD CARBO CARBS CARDI CARDS CARED CARES CARET CAROB CARSE CARTE CARTS CASED CASTE CATER CATES CEBID CEDAR CEDIS CEIBA CERIA CEROS CERTS CESTA CESTI CIDER CIDES CIRES CITED CITER CITES COARB COAST COATE COATI COATS COBIA COBRA CODAS CODER CODES COEDS COIRS COITS CORBE CORDS CORED CORES CORIA CORSE COSED COSET COSIE COSTA COSTE COTED COTES CRABS CRATE CREDO CREDS CREST CRIAS CRIBS CRIED CRIES CRIOS CRISE CRITS CROST DACES DARBS DARES DARIC DARIS DARTS DATER DATES DATOS DEAIR DEARS DEBAR DEBIT DEBTS DECOR DECOS DEIST DERAT DEROS DIACT DICER DICES DICOT DICTA DICTS DIEBS DIETS DIOTA DIRTS DISCO DITAS DITES DOABS DOATS DOBIE DOBRA DOERS DOEST DOITS DORBA DORBS DORES DORIC DORIS DORSA DORSE DORTS DOSER DOTER DOTES DRABS DRACO DRATS DREST DRIBS DRICE DRIES DROIT EARDS EARST ECADS EDICT EDITS EIDOS ERBIA ERICA ERICS ESCAR ESCOT ESTOC ESTRO ICERS IDEAS IOTAS IRADE IRATE OARED OATER OBIAS OBIED OBITS OCREA OCTAD OCTAS ODIST ORATE ORBED ORBIT ORCAS OREAD OSCAR OSIER OSTIA RABIC RABID RABIS RACED RACES RADIO RAIDS RAISE RAITS RASED RATED RATES RATIO RATOS REACT READS REAST REBID REBIT RECIT RECTA RECTI RECTO REDIA REDOS REIST RESAT RESID RESIT RESOD RESTO RETIA RIADS RIBAS RIBES RICED RICES RIDES RIOTS RITES ROADS ROAST ROATE ROBED ROBES RODES ROIST ROSED ROSET ROSIT ROSTI ROTAS ROTED ROTES ROTIS SABED SABER SABIR SABOT SABRE SAICE SARED SAROD SATED SCARE SCART SCEAT SCORE SCRAB SCRAE SCRAT SCROD SERAC SERAI SERIC SIDER SIRED SIROC SITAR SITED SOARE SOBER SODIC SORDA SORED SORTA STADE STAID STAIR STARE STEAD STEAR STIED STIRE STOAE STOAI STOIC STORE STRAD STRAE STRIA TABER TABES TABID TABOR TACES TACOS TARDO TARED TARES TAROC TAROS TARSI TASER TEADS TEARS TERAI TERAS TIARS TICED TICES TIDES TIERS TIRED TIRES TIROS TOADS TOEAS TOISE TORAS TORCS TORES TORIC TORSE TORSI TOSED TRABS TRACE TRADE TRADS TREAD TRIAC TRIAD TRIBE TRICE TRIDE TRIED TRIES TRIOS TROAD TRODE TRODS TROIS TSADE TSADI

4 letter words (370)

ABED ABET ABID ABOS ABRI ACED ACER ACES ACID ACRE ACTS ADIT ADOS AERO AESC AIDE AIDS AIRS AIRT AITS ARBS ARCO ARCS ARDS ARED ARES ARET ARID ARIS ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES ATOC BACS BADE BADS BAIT BARD BARE BARS BASE BAST BATE BATS BEAD BEAR BEAT BEDS BEST BETA BETS BIAS BICE BIDE BIDS BIER BIOS BIRD BIRO BISE BIST BITE BITO BITS BOAR BOAS BOAT BODE BODS BOET BOIS BORA BORD BORE BORS BORT BOTA BOTE BOTS BRAD BRAE BRAS BRAT BRED BREI BRIE BRIO BRIS BRIT BROD BROS CABS CADE CADI CADS CAID CARB CARD CARE CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CEAS CEDI CERO CERT CIAO CIDE CIDS CIRE CIST CITE CITO CITS COAT COBS CODA CODE CODS COED COIR COIT CORD CORE CORS COSE COST COTE COTS CRAB CRED CRIA CRIB CRIS CRIT DABS DACE DAES DAIS DARB DARE DARI DART DATE DATO DEAR DEBS DEBT DECO DERO DESI DIBS DICE DICT DIEB DIES DIET DIRE DIRT DISA DISC DITA DITE DITS DOAB DOAT DOBS DOCS DOER DOES DOIT DORB DORE DORS DORT DOSE DOST DOTE DOTS DRAB DRAC DRAT DRIB EARD EARS EAST EATS ECAD ECOD ECOS EDIT ERAS ERIC EROS ERST ETAS ETIC ICED ICER ICES IDEA IDES IOTA IRED IRES ISBA ITAS OARS OAST OATS OBAS OBES OBIA OBIS OBIT OCAS OCTA ODAS ODEA ODES ODIC ORAD ORBS ORCA ORCS ORDS ORES ORTS OSAR OTIC RABI RACE RADE RADS RAID RAIS RAIT RASE RAST RATE RATO RATS READ REBS RECS REDO REDS REIS REOS REST RETS RIAD RIAS RIBA RIBS RICE RIDE RIDS RIOT RISE RITE RITS ROAD ROBE ROBS ROCS RODE RODS ROED ROES ROSE ROST ROTA ROTE ROTI ROTS SABE SADE SADI SADO SAIC SAID SAIR SARD SARI SATE SATI SCAB SCAD SCAR SCOT SEAR SEAT SECO SECT SEIR SERA SETA SICE SIDA SIDE SIRE SITE SOAR SOBA SOCA SODA SORA SORB SORD SORE SORI SORT STAB STAR STED STIE STIR STOA STOB TABI TABS TACE TACO TADS TAED TAES TAIS TAOS TARE TARO TARS TEAD TEAR TEAS TECS TEDS TIAR TICE TICS TIDE TIDS TIED TIER TIES TIRE TIRO TOAD TOCS TODS TOEA TOED TOES TORA TORC TORE TORI TORS TOSA TOSE TRAD TRES TRIE TRIO TROD TSAR

3 letter words (164)

ABO ABS ACE ACT ADO ADS AID AIR AIS AIT ARB ARC ARD ARE ARS ART ATE ATS BAC BAD BAR BAS BAT BED BES BET BID BIO BIS BIT BOA BOD BOI BOR BOS BOT BRA BRO CAB CAD CAR CAT CID CIS CIT COB COD COR COS COT DAB DAE DAS DEB DEI DIB DIE DIS DIT DOB DOC DOE DOR DOS DOT DSO EAR EAS EAT ECO EDS ERA ERS EST ETA ICE IDE IDS IOS IRE ISO ITA ITS OAR OAT OBA OBE OBI OBS OCA ODA ODE ODS OES OIS ORA ORB ORC ORD ORE ORS ORT OSE RAD RAI RAS RAT REB REC RED REI REO RES RET RIA RIB RID RIT ROB ROC ROD ROE ROT SAB SAC SAD SAE SAI SAR SAT SEA SEC SED SEI SER SET SIB SIC SIR SIT SOB SOC SOD SOT SRI TAB TAD TAE TAI TAO TAR TAS TEA TEC TED TES TIC TID TIE TIS TOC TOD TOE TOR

2 letter words (38)

AB AD AE AI AR AS AT BA BE BI BO DA DE DI DO EA ED ER ES ET ID IO IS IT OB OD OE OI OR OS RE SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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