Unscramble ENTEROBACTERIA to get 448 words. ENTEROBACTERIA itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. BETACAROTENE is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 14 letters split into 7 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ENTEROBACTERIA split into 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 12, 4 with 11, 13 with 10, 37 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 13 letters.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words made with ENTEROBACTERIA letters: BETACAROTENE, 16 points.
Among the 11-letter words in ENTEROBACTERIA, CARBONATITE and CEREBRATION tie for first at 15 points.
5 of 13 10-letter words you get when you unscramble ENTEROBACTERIA tie at 14 points; none scores more. RECREATION will look familiar.
Among 37 9-letter words from ENTEROBACTERIA, the top score is 13, reached by 14. CARBONATE, ANAEROBIC and REITERATE are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 8-letter words from ENTEROBACTERIA tie at 12 points; none scores more. CREATION, INTERACT and BACTERIA will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words in ENTEROBACTERIA, 27 score 11 points, the group's best. CABINET, ACROBAT and ACETATE are the ones most people know.
16 of 60 6-letter words made with ENTEROBACTERIA letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. ACTION, BETTER and CARBON will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ENTEROBACTERIA, the top score is 9, reached by 24. ACTOR, CABIN and BACON are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from ENTEROBACTERIA, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. BEEN, BORN and BOAT are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words in ENTEROBACTERIA are led by BAC, CAB and COB, 7 points each. CAN, CAR and ACT are the familiar ones.
ENTEROBACTERIA first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ENTEROBACTERIA, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENTEROBACTERIA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 448) | 336 | 447 | 307 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BETACAROTENE, CARBONATITE, CARBONETTE, EBRACTEATE, BACTERIAN, BICORNATE, CERBEREAN, CERBERIAN, TEREBRATION, BRETTICE, CARBORNE, CIABATTE and 100 more, 112 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CARBINEER, CRABEATER, CATBRIAR, INTERRACE, REENACTOR, TIERCERON, ACTIONER, ATABRINE, BATTERER, CORNETTI, AEROBAT, ATRETIC and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.
This word takes every letter of ENTEROBACTERIA plus a single extra one.