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Yes. The word rickettsia is a Scrabble US word. The word rickettsia is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word rickettsia is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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10-letter words (2 found)

RICKETTSIA,STATICKIER,

9-letter words (3 found)

CERATITIS,KERATITIS,TRICKIEST,

8-letter words (12 found)

ARTISTIC,ATTICISE,CITRATES,CRISTATE,RACKETTS,RECTITIS,SCATTIER,STICKIER,TACKIEST,TIETACKS,TRACKIES,TRIATICS,

7-letter words (61 found)

AIRIEST,AIRSICK,ARKITES,ARTIEST,ARTISTE,ASTRICT,ATRESIC,ATRETIC,ATTIRES,CAKIEST,CASKIER,CATTIER,CATTIES,CITRATE,CRISTAE,EIRACKS,EKISTIC,ERISTIC,ICKIEST,IRATEST,IRISATE,KARITES,KARSTIC,KITTIES,RACIEST,RACKETS,RACKETT,RATITES,RESTACK,RETACKS,RICIEST,RICKETS,SATIRIC,SCATTER,SKITTER,STACKER,STACKET,STATICE,STEARIC,STICKER,STICKIE,STICKIT,STRIATE,TACKERS,TACKETS,TACKIER,TACKIES,TAKIEST,TASTIER,TERTIAS,TICKERS,TICKETS,TICKIES,TIETACK,TIETACS,TRACKIE,TRAIKIT,TRIACTS,TRIATIC,TRICKIE,TRISECT,

6-letter words (108 found)

ACKERS,AIREST,ARETTS,ARIKIS,ARKITE,ARTICS,ARTIES,ARTIST,ARTSIE,ASTERT,ATTICS,ATTIRE,CAKIER,CARETS,CARIES,CARTES,CASKET,CASTER,CATERS,CATTIE,CERIAS,CITERS,CITIES,CRAKES,CRATES,CREAKS,CRESTA,CRISTA,EIRACK,ERICAS,ERICKS,IATRIC,ICIEST,ICKERS,ICKIER,KAISER,KARITE,KATTIS,KITERS,KITSET,KRAITS,RACIST,RACKET,RATITE,REACTS,RECAST,RECITS,REIKIS,RETACK,RICKET,SACKER,SAIKEI,SATIRE,SCEATT,SCREAK,SCRIKE,SICKER,SICKIE,SITTAR,SITTER,SKATER,STACTE,STAKER,STATER,STATIC,STERIC,STRACK,STRAIK,STRAIT,STRAKE,STRATI,STREAK,STRIAE,STRICK,STRICT,STRIKE,TACKER,TACKET,TAKERS,TAKIER,TASKER,TASTER,TATERS,TATIES,TERAIS,TERTIA,TETRAS,TETRIS,TICKER,TICKET,TIETAC,TISICK,TITERS,TITRES,TRACES,TRACKS,TRACTS,TRAIKS,TRAITS,TREATS,TRECKS,TRIACS,TRIACT,TRICES,TRICKS,TRIKES,TRISTE,TRITES,

5-letter words (187 found)

ACERS,ACKER,ACRES,AESIR,AIRTS,AREIC,ARETS,ARETT,ARIKI,ARISE,ARTIC,ARTIS,ASKER,ASTER,ASTIR,ATTIC,CAKES,CARES,CARET,CARKS,CARSE,CARTE,CARTS,CASTE,CATER,CATES,CERIA,CERTS,CESTA,CESTI,CIRES,CITER,CITES,CRAKE,CRATE,CREAK,CREST,CRIAS,CRIES,CRISE,CRITS,EARST,ERICA,ERICK,ERICS,ESCAR,ESKAR,ETATS,ETICS,ICERS,ICIER,ICKER,IKATS,IRATE,KAIES,KARST,KARTS,KATIS,KATTI,KEIRS,KESAR,KETAS,KIERS,KITER,KITES,KRAIS,KRAIT,RACES,RACKS,RAIKS,RAISE,RAITS,RAKES,RAKIS,RATES,REACT,REAIS,REAKS,REAST,RECIT,RECKS,RECTA,RECTI,REIKI,REIKS,REIST,RESAT,RESIT,RETIA,RICES,RICKS,RITES,RITTS,SAICE,SAICK,SAKER,SAKTI,SCARE,SCART,SCATT,SCEAT,SCRAE,SCRAT,SERAC,SERAI,SERIC,SIKER,SITAR,SITKA,SKART,SKATE,SKATT,SKEAR,SKIER,SKIRT,SKITE,STACK,STAIR,STAKE,STARE,STARK,START,STATE,STEAK,STEAR,STICK,STIRE,STIRK,STRAE,STRAK,STRIA,TACES,TACET,TACIT,TACKS,TACTS,TAITS,TAKER,TAKES,TAKIS,TARES,TARSI,TARTS,TASER,TASTE,TATER,TATES,TATIE,TEAKS,TEARS,TEATS,TECTA,TERAI,TERAS,TERTS,TESTA,TETRA,TETRI,TIARS,TICES,TICKS,TIERS,TIKAS,TIKES,TIKIS,TIRES,TITER,TITIS,TITRE,TRACE,TRACK,TRACT,TRAIK,TRAIT,TRATS,TREAT,TRECK,TREKS,TREST,TRETS,TRIAC,TRICE,TRICK,TRIES,TRIKE,TRIST,TRITE,

4-letter words (183 found)

ACER,ACES,ACRE,ACTS,AESC,AIRS,AIRT,AITS,AKES,ARCS,ARES,ARET,ARIS,ARKS,ARSE,ARTI,ARTS,ASCI,ATES,CAKE,CARE,CARK,CARS,CART,CASE,CASK,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CERT,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CRIA,CRIS,CRIT,EARS,EAST,EATS,EIKS,ERAS,ERIC,ERKS,ERST,ETAS,ETAT,ETIC,ICER,ICES,ICKS,IKAT,IRES,IRIS,IRKS,ISIT,ITAS,KAES,KAIE,KAIS,KART,KATI,KATS,KEAS,KEIR,KEST,KETA,KETS,KIER,KIRS,KIST,KITE,KITS,KRAI,KRIS,KSAR,RACE,RACK,RAIK,RAIS,RAIT,RAKE,RAKI,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REAK,RECK,RECS,REIK,REIS,REST,RETS,RIAS,RICE,RICK,RISE,RISK,RITE,RITS,RITT,SACK,SAIC,SAIR,SAKE,SAKI,SARI,SARK,SATE,SATI,SCAR,SCAT,SEAR,SEAT,SECT,SEIK,SEIR,SEKT,SERA,SERK,SETA,SETT,SICE,SICK,SIKA,SIKE,SIRE,SIRI,SITE,SKAT,SKER,SKET,SKIT,STAR,STAT,STET,STIE,STIR,TACE,TACK,TACT,TAES,TAIS,TAIT,TAKE,TAKI,TAKS,TARE,TARS,TART,TASE,TASK,TATE,TATS,TEAK,TEAR,TEAS,TEAT,TECS,TEST,TETS,TIAR,TICE,TICK,TICS,TIER,TIES,TIKA,TIKE,TIKI,TIKS,TIRE,TITE,TITI,TITS,TRAT,TREK,TRES,TRET,TRIE,TSAR,

3-letter words (86 found)

ACE,ACT,AIR,AIS,AIT,AKE,ARC,ARE,ARK,ARS,ART,ASK,ATE,ATS,ATT,CAR,CAT,CIS,CIT,EAR,EAS,EAT,EIK,ERA,ERK,ERS,EST,ETA,ICE,ICK,IKE,IRE,IRK,ITA,ITS,KAE,KAI,KAS,KAT,KEA,KET,KIR,KIS,KIT,RAI,RAS,RAT,REC,REI,RES,RET,RIA,RIT,SAC,SAE,SAI,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEC,SEI,SER,SET,SIC,SIK,SIR,SIT,SKA,SKI,SRI,TAE,TAI,TAK,TAR,TAS,TAT,TEA,TEC,TES,TET,TIC,TIE,TIK,TIS,TIT,TSK,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AI,AR,AS,AT,EA,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,KA,KI,RE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 662 words from rickettsia according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rickettsia

rickettsia

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Etymology

From translingual Rickettsia (genus name), from Howard Taylor Ricketts, equivalent to Ricketts +‎ -ia.

Noun

rickettsia (plural rickettsias or rickettsiae)

  1. Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice, that cause typhus and other diseases.
  2. (informal) Any bacterium of the order Rickettsiales.

Usage notes

Rickettsia has no connection with rickets, which is a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.

Derived terms

  • rickettsial
  • rickettsialpox
  • rickettsiology

See also

  • Rickettsia (genus)
  • Rickettsieae (tribus)
  • Rickettsiaceae (familia)
  • Rickettsiales (order)

Anagrams

  • air tickets

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English riekettsia or French rickettsie.

Noun

rickettsia f (plural rickettsii)

  1. rickettsia

Spanish

Noun

rickettsia f (plural rickettsias)

  1. rickettsia

Further reading

  • “rickettsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  • rickettsia on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es

Source: wiktionary.org