PULICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PULICIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULICIDE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULICIDE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pulicidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULICIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PULICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PULICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PULICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalrare
A substance or preparation that kills fleas.
A pulicide may come as a powder, a spray or a collar for pets. The Latin root for flea gives the word its first half, in the same way that insecticide takes its start from insects.
How PULICIDE is used
Rare technical term in pest control and veterinary writing.
- The vet recommended a mild pulicide for the dog.
- Every pulicide on the shelf claimed to work in a day.
- He sprayed the carpets with a pulicide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PULICIDE
The 8 tiles of PULICIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PULICIDE
1 longer words begin with PULICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in PULICIDE
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Common questions about PULICIDE
- Is PULICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULICIDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULICIDE worth?
- PULICIDE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULICIDE mean?
- A substance or preparation that kills fleas.
- What letters can be added to PULICIDE?
- PULICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PULICIDE:
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