Is ARCHAEBACTERIUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARCHAEBACTERIUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARCHAEBACTERIUM mean?
- noun
considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
30
Words With Friends
15
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + E (1) + B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 26 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ARCHAEBACTERIUM
ARCHAEBACTERIUM has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ARCHAEBACTERIUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- metacercaria18
- charcuterie18
- bacteremic18
- bacteraemia17
- brachium17
- cherubic17
- cherubim17
- bacteremia16
- acritarch16
- autarchic16
- brachiate16
- butcherer16
- character16
- hematuric16
- herbarium16
- matriarch16
- rheumatic16
- carbamic16
- becharm16
- brecham16
- chamber16
- chambre16
- macchia16
- macchie16
- machaca16
- haematuria15
- bacterium15
- brecciate15
- carbamate15
- abrachia15
- armchair15
- beachier15
- breacher15
- carritch15
- catchier15
- chimaera15
- haematic15
- hermetic15
- rhematic15
- tribrach15
- cambric15
- chacma15
- chebec15
- chemic15
- caricature14
- eubacteria14
- breathier14
- hematuria14
- baccarat14
- cerebric14
- cerebrum14
- crabmeat14
- crumbier14
- cumberer14
- embracer14
- macabrer14
- mercuric14
- archaic14
- batcher14
- brachet14
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