Is BACTERIOLYTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACTERIOLYTIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACTERIOLYTIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 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 BACTERIOLYTIC
BACTERIOLYTIC 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 BACTERIOLYTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coercibly18
- bicycler17
- biocycle17
- celibacy17
- bicycle16
- celibatic15
- acerbity15
- acetylic15
- biacetyl15
- biolytic15
- tricycle15
- ytterbic15
- breccial14
- carbolic14
- cobaltic14
- libeccio14
- acrylic14
- barytic14
- baccy14
- cabriolet13
- cobaltite13
- corticate13
- icterical13
- atrocity13
- bitterly13
- citatory13
- clattery13
- cryolite13
- literacy13
- telicity13
- ytterbia13
- acerbic13
- boracic13
- breccia13
- ecbolic13
- beylic13
- carboy13
- cecity13
- cicely13
- cycler13
- acrolect12
- albicore12
- biotical12
- boracite12
- braciole12
- bractlet12
- brattice12
- brocatel12
- cabriole12
- clitoric12
- cortical12
- critical12
- licorice12
- rabietic12
- ability12
- acolyte12
- actorly12
- battery12
- battily12
- bilayer12
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