12-Letter Words Starting With BACTE
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With BACTE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With BACTE 7 words
How common is BACTE at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 twelve-letter words that start with BACTE. They average 18 points and the best is BACTERIOLOGY (20 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 18
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 57.1% of words
Most common last letters
- s 57.1%
- l 14.3%
- t 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io42.9%
- ia28.6%
- ae14.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with BACTE
b 3a 1c 3t 1e 1r 1i 1o 1l 1o 1g 2y 4
B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + L 1 + O 1 + G 2 + Y 4 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bacteriology
- nounthe branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
- Scrabble US
- Scrabble UK
- Words With Friends
Runners-up
Explore related word lists
12-letter words starting with…
Words starting with BACTE by length
Trending word lists
Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.
- 5-letter words with LID
- 5-letter words with ID
- 5-letter words with LI
- 5-letter words starting with SLI
- 5-letter words starting with S
- 5-letter words ending in DE
- 5-letter words starting with SL
- 5-letter words ending in IDE
- 5-letter words with L
- 5-letter words with I
- 5-letter words with D
- 5-letter words ending in E
How to use this word list
Playing words that start with BACTE
12-Letter Words Starting With BACTE by the numbers
12-Letter Words Starting With BACTE FAQ
How many twelve-letter words that start with BACTE are there?
There are 7 twelve-letter words that start with BACTE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with BACTE?
BACTERIOLOGY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACTERICIDAL (19), BACTERICIDES (19), BACTERAEMIAS (18).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with BACTE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BACTERAEMIAS (18), BACTERIOCINS (18), BACTERIURIAS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.