yersinia pestis
NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH Y
yersinia pestis is a valid 15-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Y4E1R1S1I1N1I1A1P3E1S1T1I1S1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does yersinia pestis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon.
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