Definitions For Diphtheroid

Noun

DIPHTHEROID (plural DIPHTHEROIDs) Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria

Adjective

(not comparable) Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Etymology

diphtheria + oid

Is Diphtheroid a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
20

The word Diphtheroid is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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