SPORICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SPORICIDE 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.
Which word lists accept SPORICIDE?
| 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 SPORICIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sporicidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPORICIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPORICIDE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPORICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance that kills spores.
A sporicide is stronger than an ordinary disinfectant, since spores resist heat and most cleaners. Hospitals use one against bacteria such as those that cause dangerous gut infections.
How SPORICIDE is used
Sporicide is used in medicine, labs and cleaning products.
- The ward was cleaned with a chlorine-based sporicide.
- No ordinary soap works as a sporicide.
- The lab tested a new sporicide on mould spores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPORICIDE
1 longer words begin with SPORICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORICIDE
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Common questions about SPORICIDE
- Is SPORICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORICIDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORICIDE worth?
- SPORICIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORICIDE mean?
- A substance that kills spores.
- What letters can be added to SPORICIDE?
- SPORICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPORICIDE:
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