BACTERIOCIDES is valid in North America, not in Collins — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACTERIOCIDES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACTERIOCIDES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACTERIOCIDES is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACTERIOCIDES
No single letter turns BACTERIOCIDES into another word.
How BACTERIOCIDES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACTERIOCIDES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACTERIOCIDES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACTERIOCIDES mean in Scrabble?
BACTERIOCIDES is the plural of BACTERIOCIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BACTERIOCIDES
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Common questions about BACTERIOCIDES
- Is BACTERIOCIDES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACTERIOCIDES is not in it.
- How many points is BACTERIOCIDES worth?
- BACTERIOCIDES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACTERIOCIDES?
- No single letter can be added to BACTERIOCIDES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACTERIOCIDES:
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