FRATRICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FRATRICIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRATRICIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRATRICIDE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRATRICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fratricidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRATRICIDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FRATRICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRATRICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRATRICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The killing of one's own brother or sister, or a person who commits such a killing.
The story of Cain and Abel is the best-known tale of fratricide. Military writers also use the word for the accidental killing of one's own side in war.
How FRATRICIDE is used
The word fratricide appears in history, literature and military writing.
- The play ends with a bloody act of fratricide.
- Historians blamed the civil war on bitter fratricide within the royal house.
- Friendly fire is sometimes described as fratricide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRATRICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRATRICIDE
1 longer words begin with FRATRICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in FRATRICIDE
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Common questions about FRATRICIDE
- Is FRATRICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRATRICIDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRATRICIDE worth?
- FRATRICIDE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRATRICIDE mean?
- The killing of one's own brother or sister, or a person who commits such a killing.
- What letters can be added to FRATRICIDE?
- FRATRICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FRATRICIDE:
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