ALDICARB is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALDICARB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALDICARB?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALDICARB is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALDICARB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aldicarbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALDICARB scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALDICARB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALDICARB has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALDICARB mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A highly toxic chemical compound used on farms to kill insects, mites and worms.
Aldicarb is applied to the soil so that plants take it up and become poisonous to pests. Because it is so dangerous to people and wildlife, its use has been restricted or banned in many places. Reports on groundwater safety often mention aldicarb by name.
How ALDICARB is used
Appears in agricultural, chemical and environmental texts about pesticides.
- Traces of aldicarb were found in the well water near the potato fields.
- Farmers once relied on aldicarb to protect their cotton from pests.
- Regulators tightened the rules on aldicarb after several poisoning cases.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALDICARB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALDICARB
1 longer words begin with ALDICARB.
Shorter words from the letters in ALDICARB
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Common questions about ALDICARB
- Is ALDICARB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALDICARB, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALDICARB worth?
- ALDICARB is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALDICARB mean?
- A highly toxic chemical compound used on farms to kill insects, mites and worms.
- What letters can be added to ALDICARB?
- ALDICARB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALDICARB:
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