phage
NOUN
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P
phage is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3H4A1G2E1
3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does phage mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria.
“phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER