BACTERIOCIDE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIOCIDE is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERIOCIDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIOCIDE is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIOCIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacteriocidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACTERIOCIDE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACTERIOCIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIOCIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACTERIOCIDE
1 longer words begin with BACTERIOCIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIOCIDE
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Common questions about BACTERIOCIDE
- Is BACTERIOCIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIOCIDE is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIOCIDE worth?
- BACTERIOCIDE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIOCIDE?
- BACTERIOCIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACTERIOCIDE:
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