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
2

Spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water.