Is BACILLARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACILLARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACILLARY mean?
- adjective
relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
- adjective
formed like a bacillus
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 BACILLARY
BACILLARY 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 BACILLARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- racially13
- bacillar12
- cabrilla12
- lyrical12
- lacily11
- racily11
- arabic10
- bally10
- bialy10
- billy10
- clary10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- airball9
- barilla9
- abaci9
- barca9
- baric9
- cabal9
- rabic9
- ably9
- acyl9
- bray9
- byrl9
- clay9
- lacy9
- racy9
- labial8
- labral8
- laical8
- racial8
- alary8
- aliya8
- allay8
- lairy8
- rally8
- riyal8
- carb8
- crab8
- crib8
- aby8
- bay8
- cay8
- cry8
- icy8
- acari7
- brail7
- brill7
- calla7
- craal7
- labia7
- labra7
- libra7
- lilac7
- airy7
- ally7
- aryl7
- illy7
- lily7
- raya7
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