bacteria: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with A
Meaning of bacteria
noun
- form-of, plural
plural of bacterium
Base or related entry: bacterium.
Source: Wiktionary — bacteria.
noun
- US
A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
- US, alt-of, alternative, proscribed
Alternative form of bacterium.
Base or related entry: bacterium.
- derogatory, slang
Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
Listed forms: bacterias.
Source: Wiktionary — bacteria.
noun
- dated
An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
Listed forms: bacteriae.
Source: Wiktionary — bacteria.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bacteria in our word lists?
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| British English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bacteria
B(3) + A(1) + C(3) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + A(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of bacteria
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from bacteria
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