SPERMICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPERMICIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSPERMICIDE · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SPERMICIDE?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.2%
Our own measure of how useful SPERMICIDE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPERMICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spermicidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPERMICIDE scores
Scrabble s1p3e1r1m3i1c3i1d2e1 17
Words with Friends s1p4e1r1m4i1c4i1d2e1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPERMICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPERMICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SPERMICIDE
1 longer words begin with SPERMICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPERMICIDE
epidemics16 epidermic16 mispriced16 premedics16 imprecise15 epidermis14 epidemic15 premedic15 scrimped15 empirics14 epimeric14 misprice14 demireps13 deprimes13 epiderms13 impeders13 miscreed13 precised13 premised13 simpered13 epiciers12 riempies12 dimerise11 epeirids11 crimped14 empiric13 epicism13 spermic13 crisped12 decimes12 demirep12 deperms12 deprime12 dimeric12 discerp12 epiderm12 impeder12 impedes12 percids12 pierced12
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Common questions about SPERMICIDE
- Is SPERMICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPERMICIDE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPERMICIDE worth?
- SPERMICIDE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPERMICIDE?
- SPERMICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPERMICIDE:
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