PESTICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PESTICIDE 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.
p3e1s1t1i1c3i1d2e1
PlayablePESTICIDE · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PESTICIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful PESTICIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PESTICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pesticidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PESTICIDE scores
Scrabble p3e1s1t1i1c3i1d2e1 14
Words with Friends p4e1s1t1i1c4i1d2e1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in PESTICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PESTICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PESTICIDE
1 longer words begin with PESTICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in PESTICIDE
pectised13 eidetics11 depicts12 discept12 pedetic12 spected12 epicist11 pectise11 deceits10 deistic10 despite10 diciest10 eidetic10 pieties9 deities8 depict11 pieced11 spiced11 pieces10 septic10 specie10 cisted9 citied9 deceit9 deices9 edicts9 espied9 peised9 pisted9 pitied9 spited9 stiped9 cities8 iciest8 pities8 teiids7 tidies7 cepes9 epics9 piece9
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Common questions about PESTICIDE
- Is PESTICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PESTICIDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PESTICIDE worth?
- PESTICIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PESTICIDE?
- PESTICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PESTICIDE:
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