Is BACTERIOLOGICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACTERIOLOGICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACTERIOLOGICAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to bacteriology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
15
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 22 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 BACTERIOLOGICAL
BACTERIOLOGICAL 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 BACTERIOLOGICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bacteriologic20
- tribological17
- abiological16
- categorical16
- collaborate15
- biological15
- ecological15
- acrobatic15
- catabolic15
- celibatic15
- aerological14
- etiological14
- colorectal14
- algebraic14
- bricolage14
- catalogic14
- categoric14
- cogitable14
- breccial14
- broccoli14
- carbolic14
- cobaltic14
- libeccio14
- categorial13
- acritical13
- aerobatic13
- albitical13
- bacterial13
- caballero13
- cabriolet13
- calibrate13
- catcaller13
- collector13
- collocate13
- colorable13
- icterical13
- locatable13
- biologic13
- cabotage13
- ecologic13
- galactic13
- acerbic13
- baccate13
- boracic13
- breccia13
- ecbolic13
- tobacco13
- aerologic12
- allegoric12
- cartilage12
- cataloger12
- cigarillo12
- colligate12
- etiologic12
- litigable12
- obligator12
- recatalog12
- acrolect12
- albacore12
- albicore12
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