DENTIFRICE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DENTIFRICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENTIFRICE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENTIFRICE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENTIFRICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dentifricesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENTIFRICE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DENTIFRICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENTIFRICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENTIFRICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A paste, powder or liquid used for cleaning the teeth.
Dentifrice is the formal word for what most people simply call toothpaste. It turns up on product labels, in dental textbooks and in older advertising.
How DENTIFRICE is used
Dentifrice is formal and found chiefly on labels and in dental writing.
- The label lists the dentifrice ingredients.
- Her dentist recommended a fluoride dentifrice.
- Early dentifrice was often a gritty powder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENTIFRICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENTIFRICE
1 longer words begin with DENTIFRICE.
Shorter words from the letters in DENTIFRICE
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Common questions about DENTIFRICE
- Is DENTIFRICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENTIFRICE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENTIFRICE worth?
- DENTIFRICE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENTIFRICE mean?
- A paste, powder or liquid used for cleaning the teeth.
- What letters can be added to DENTIFRICE?
- DENTIFRICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DENTIFRICE:
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