Is SPIRILLUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPIRILLUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPIRILLUM mean?
- noun
spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
- noun
any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 13 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 SPIRILLUM
SPIRILLUM 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 SPIRILLUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- primus10
- purism10
- impis9
- limps9
- lumps9
- plums9
- primi9
- prims9
- prism9
- rumps9
- slump9
- limuli8
- prills8
- surimi8
- impi8
- imps8
- limp8
- lump8
- mips8
- plum8
- prim8
- rump8
- simp8
- sump8
- umps8
- ilium7
- mills7
- mulls7
- pilis7
- pills7
- pilus7
- prill7
- pulis7
- pulls7
- puris7
- purls7
- sirup7
- slurp7
- spill7
- imp7
- ump7
- lips6
- lisp6
- lums6
- mill6
- mils6
- miri6
- mirs6
- mull6
- pili6
- pill6
- plus6
- puli6
- pull6
- puls6
- puri6
- purl6
- purs6
- rims6
- rips6
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