Definition of germ

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• germ is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• germ is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• germ is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of germ

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bug
  2. microbe
• anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. seed
  2. source
• a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun)

See definition of germ in Merriam Webster