spirochete

NOUN /spaɪrə,kit/

10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

spirochete is a valid 10-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1P3I1R1O1C3H4E1T1E1

1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51

MEANING

What does spirochete mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

Parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

AT THE BOARD

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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