penicillin
Is PENICILLIN a valid word?
Valid in:TWL (Scrabble US)WWF
14
Scrabble score
20
Words With Friends
7.6/10
Difficulty
Uncommon
Rarity
Score breakdown
Scrabble & WWF — calculate total word score by adding the score of each letter:
| p | e | n | i | c | i | l | l | i | n | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14pts |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20pts |
Definition of PENICILLIN
nounAny of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anagrams of PENICILLIN
No anagrams found.
Hook words
Valid words formed by adding one letter to PENICILLIN — useful for Scrabble and WWF.
Add a letter before PENICILLIN
None found.
Add a letter after PENICILLIN
Words within PENICILLIN (48)
Shorter words you can spell using the letters in PENICILLIN, sorted by Scrabble score.
See all 48 words you can make from PENICILLIN →