spirillum
NOUN
/,spaɪə'riləm/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
spirillum is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3I1R1I1L1L1U1M3
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does spirillum mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water.
BROADER
NARROWER