272 words come out when you unscramble BACTERIUM, starting with BACTERIUM itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. UMBRATIC is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
B34A1C34T1E1R1I1U12M34
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from BACTERIUM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
6 of 58 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BACTERIUM tie at 12 points; none scores more. MATURE, TIMBER and METRIC will look familiar.
CRUMB scores highest among the 5-letter words from BACTERIUM at 11 points, ahead of ABRIM and ACERB on 9. CRIME, CREAM and ACUTE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with BACTERIUM letters; 27 of them share the top score of 8. CARE, CART and CAME are everyday picks.
10 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BACTERIUM tie at 7 points; none scores more. BUT, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of BACTERIUM for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in UM · all 9-letter words
The meaning of BACTERIUM, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BACTERIUM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACTERIUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 227 | 272 | 211 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 45 of them: UMBRATIC, CEMBRA, MATRICE, ACMITE, BETRIM, CABRIE, CABRIT, MERCAT, MICATE, MUCATE, TAMBER, ABRIM and 33 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: CUMBIA, BRUCITE, MATRIC, METICA, CAMI, MATIER, MERC, RUBATI, AMRIT, CAURI, MIC, CERT and 4 more.