LARVICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LARVICIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARVICIDE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARVICIDE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARVICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARVICIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LARVICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LARVICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LARVICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A chemical or agent used to kill the larvae of insects.
Health authorities spread larvicide on standing water to kill mosquito larvae before they grow into biting adults. It targets the young stage of a pest rather than the adult insect.
How LARVICIDE is used
Used in pest control and public health writing about mosquitoes and other insects.
- Workers sprayed larvicide over the stagnant pond.
- A biological larvicide was added to the water tanks.
- The town reduced malaria by using larvicide in its ditches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARVICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LARVICIDE
The 9 tiles of LARVICIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LARVICIDE
2 longer words begin with LARVICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in LARVICIDE
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Common questions about LARVICIDE
- Is LARVICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARVICIDE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARVICIDE worth?
- LARVICIDE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARVICIDE mean?
- A chemical or agent used to kill the larvae of insects.
- What letters can be added to LARVICIDE?
- LARVICIDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LARVICIDE:
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