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Germs

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noun · 5 letters · Common · plural of germ

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does germs mean?

noun

  1. anything that provides inspiration for later work

    Synonymssourceseed

  2. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

  3. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

    Synonymsmicrobebug

Definitions shown for germ, the base form of germs.

Is GERMS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is GERMS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
g 2e 1r 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3e 1r 1m 4s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
g 3e 1r 1m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
g 4e 1r 1m 3s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GERMS

Words that end like GERMS

Common words that share the ending -ERMS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ERMS

Germs: quick answers

Is GERMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GERMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GERMS worth?
GERMS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does germs mean?
germs is the plural of germ, which means “anything that provides inspiration for later work”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GERMS?
You can make 22 shorter words from GERMS, such as GEMS, GERM, MEGS, GEM. See the full list.