RICKETTSIA — 10 letter word
rickettsia
The word rickettsia has 10 letters: R, I, C, K, E, T, T, S, I, A. It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts".
10 letter word "rickettsia": R I C K E T T S I A — noun
Scrabble score: 16 Words With Friends: 17
Letter Analysis of rickettsia
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 6 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of rickettsia
noun
- any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts