ECOCIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ECOCIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECOCIDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECOCIDE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECOCIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ecocidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECOCIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECOCIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What stands out about ECOCIDE
- ECOCIDE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ECOCIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The destruction of a natural environment, especially when done on purpose.
Ecocide is used by campaigners who want large-scale damage to nature to be treated as a serious crime, much like other mass harm. The word joins ecology with the ending used in homicide.
How ECOCIDE is used
Used in environmental, legal and political debate.
- Activists called the oil spill an act of ecocide.
- Some lawyers want ecocide recognised as an international crime.
- The burning of the forest was described as ecocide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECOCIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECOCIDE
1 longer words begin with ECOCIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECOCIDE
Common questions about ECOCIDE
- Is ECOCIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECOCIDE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECOCIDE worth?
- ECOCIDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECOCIDE mean?
- The destruction of a natural environment, especially when done on purpose.
- What letters can be added to ECOCIDE?
- ECOCIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECOCIDE:
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