MATRICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MATRICIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRICIDE?
| 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 MATRICIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
matricidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATRICIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MATRICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATRICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MATRICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The crime of killing one's own mother, or a person who commits it.
Greek tragedy gives the best-known cases, such as Orestes, who avenges his father by slaying his mother. The parallel word for killing a father is patricide, while matricide always concerns the mother.
How MATRICIDE is used
Used in law, literature and history.
- Orestes was haunted after committing matricide.
- The court tried him for matricide.
- The play ends with a shocking act of matricide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATRICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MATRICIDE
The 9 tiles of MATRICIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MATRICIDE
1 longer words begin with MATRICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRICIDE
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Common questions about MATRICIDE
- Is MATRICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRICIDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRICIDE worth?
- MATRICIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATRICIDE mean?
- The crime of killing one's own mother, or a person who commits it.
- What letters can be added to MATRICIDE?
- MATRICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MATRICIDE:
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