SPORICIDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SPORICIDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORICIDAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORICIDAL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORICIDAL
No single letter turns SPORICIDAL into another word.
How SPORICIDAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPORICIDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORICIDAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPORICIDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Able to kill spores, the tough resting forms of bacteria and fungi.
Many ordinary cleaners kill germs but not spores, so a sporicidal product is held to a higher standard. Hospitals rely on sporicidal agents in areas where resistant bacteria spread.
How SPORICIDAL is used
Technical word in medicine, cleaning and sterilisation.
- The ward was cleaned with a sporicidal solution.
- Only a sporicidal treatment will destroy the mould spores.
- Check that the label says sporicidal before you buy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORICIDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORICIDAL
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Common questions about SPORICIDAL
- Is SPORICIDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORICIDAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORICIDAL worth?
- SPORICIDAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORICIDAL mean?
- Able to kill spores, the tough resting forms of bacteria and fungi.
- What letters can be added to SPORICIDAL?
- No single letter can be added to SPORICIDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPORICIDAL:
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