staphylococcus

NOUN /,stæfələ'kɑkəs/

14 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

staphylococcus is a valid 14-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1T1A1P3H4Y4L1O1C3O1C3C3U1S1

1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84

MEANING

What does staphylococcus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections.

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