Bacilli
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of bacillus: aerobic, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria often found in soil and capable of forming chain-like arrangements.
“The laboratory identified several strains of bacilli in the soil samples taken from the agricultural field.”
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ba·cil·li
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Ends in -ILLI, the Latin plural form, double L and double I create a distinctive letter pattern
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Two I's and two L's alongside the unusual -ILLI ending, a valid Latin plural accepted in standard Scrabble
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