BACILLICIDES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACILLICIDES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACILLICIDES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACILLICIDES is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACILLICIDES
No single letter turns BACILLICIDES into another word.
How BACILLICIDES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACILLICIDES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACILLICIDES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACILLICIDES
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Common questions about BACILLICIDES
- Is BACILLICIDES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACILLICIDES is not in it.
- How many points is BACILLICIDES worth?
- BACILLICIDES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACILLICIDES?
- No single letter can be added to BACILLICIDES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACILLICIDES:
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