Is BACITRACINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACITRACINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACITRACINS mean?
Bacitracins is a form of BACITRACIN.
- noun
a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BACITRACINS
BACITRACINS 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 BACITRACINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bacitracin16
- brainiacs13
- narcistic13
- brainiac12
- carabins12
- sciatica12
- tribasic12
- acratic11
- actinic11
- arctics11
- ascitic11
- carabin11
- critics11
- sciatic11
- bacca11
- actinias10
- antibias10
- bartisan10
- carnitas10
- acinic10
- arabic10
- arctic10
- barcas10
- bracts10
- cabins10
- cantic10
- citric10
- crisic10
- critic10
- scarab10
- siccan10
- abstain9
- acrasin9
- actinia9
- anticar9
- arnicas9
- barista9
- brisant9
- carinas9
- caritas9
- citrins9
- narcist9
- sarcina9
- satanic9
- satiric9
- abaci9
- bancs9
- barca9
- baric9
- basic9
- bract9
- cabin9
- cacas9
- cacti9
- carbs9
- circa9
- circs9
- crabs9
- cribs9
- ictic9
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