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Superbug

s 1u 1p 3e 1r 1b 3u 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does superbug mean?

noun

  1. a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics

  2. a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias

    Synonymsbemisia tabacipoinsettia strain

Is SUPERBUG a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SUPERBUG worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
s 1u 1p 3e 1r 1b 3u 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
s 1u 2p 4e 1r 1b 4u 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
s 1u 2p 4e 1r 1b 4u 2g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
s 1u 2p 3e 1r 1b 4u 2g 4

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

Words from the letters in SUPERBUG

Hooks for SUPERBUG

Add one letter to the front or back of SUPERBUG to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SUPERBUG

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

All words ending in -ERBUG

Superbug: quick answers

Is SUPERBUG a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SUPERBUG is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SUPERBUG worth?
SUPERBUG scores 13 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does superbug mean?
As a noun, superbug means “a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SUPERBUG?
You can make 124 shorter words from SUPERBUG, such as SUPERB, UPSURGE, BURPS, GEBURS. See the full list.