PARASITICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PARASITICIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARASITICIDE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARASITICIDE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARASITICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parasiticidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARASITICIDE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PARASITICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARASITICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARASITICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A substance used to kill parasites.
A parasiticide may be given to livestock to clear worms or applied to skin to destroy lice. Vets choose a parasiticide according to the parasite and the animal. The word parasiticide can also refer to the act of killing parasites.
How PARASITICIDE is used
Parasiticide is used in medicine and veterinary practice for drugs that destroy parasites.
- The farmer dosed the sheep with a parasiticide.
- A topical parasiticide removed the mites.
- Resistance to the parasiticide has grown in some herds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARASITICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARASITICIDE
1 longer words begin with PARASITICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARASITICIDE
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Common questions about PARASITICIDE
- Is PARASITICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARASITICIDE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARASITICIDE worth?
- PARASITICIDE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARASITICIDE mean?
- A substance used to kill parasites.
- What letters can be added to PARASITICIDE?
- PARASITICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARASITICIDE:
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