Is BACTEREMIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACTEREMIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACTEREMIAS mean?
Bacteremias is a form of BACTEREMIA.
- noun
transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + A (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 BACTEREMIAS
BACTEREMIAS 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 BACTEREMIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bacteremia16
- crabmeats15
- macabrest15
- becrimes14
- crabmeat14
- embraces14
- acerbates13
- bacterias13
- creamiest13
- emaciates13
- macerates13
- marcasite13
- miscreate13
- racemates13
- ambsace13
- becrime13
- cambers13
- cambist13
- crambes13
- embrace13
- macaber13
- macabre13
- tambacs13
- abreacts12
- acerbate12
- acerbest12
- ambaries12
- amberies12
- bacteria12
- barmiest12
- beamiest12
- bearcats12
- bimester12
- cabarets12
- cabresta12
- casemate12
- casimere12
- ceramist12
- cremates12
- emaciate12
- macerate12
- matrices12
- mistrace12
- racemate12
- scimetar12
- amebic12
- became12
- camber12
- cambia12
- crambe12
- tambac12
- acierates11
- abreact11
- ambaris11
- ambeers11
- ambries11
- amerces11
- amesace11
- amtracs11
- ascribe11
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