genus rickettsia

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G

genus rickettsia is a valid 16-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2E1N1U1S1R1I1C3K5E1T1T1S1I1A1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does genus rickettsia mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans.