BIOCONTROL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BIOCONTROL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOCONTROL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOCONTROL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOCONTROL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biocontrolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOCONTROL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIOCONTROL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOCONTROL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIOCONTROL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The use of living organisms to keep pests or weeds under control.
Releasing ladybirds to eat aphids is a simple form of biocontrol that avoids spraying chemicals. The same biocontrol approach has been used against invasive plants by introducing insects that feed on them.
How BIOCONTROL is used
Used in farming, gardening and conservation.
- Farmers turned to biocontrol to protect the orchard.
- Biocontrol agents were released to reduce the weed.
- The garden relies on biocontrol rather than pesticide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOCONTROL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOCONTROL
1 longer words begin with BIOCONTROL.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOCONTROL
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Common questions about BIOCONTROL
- Is BIOCONTROL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOCONTROL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOCONTROL worth?
- BIOCONTROL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOCONTROL mean?
- The use of living organisms to keep pests or weeds under control.
- What letters can be added to BIOCONTROL?
- BIOCONTROL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIOCONTROL:
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