VERBICIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. VERBICIDE 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.
Which word lists accept VERBICIDE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERBICIDE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERBICIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
verbicidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERBICIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VERBICIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERBICIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERBICIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarehumorous
The deliberate destruction or distortion of the meaning of a word.
Writers who complain about verbicide usually mean the slow wearing-away of a good word through careless use. The term can also name the offender who does it, though that sense is rarer.
How VERBICIDE is used
Rare and often playful; used by critics of sloppy language.
- Calling every small delay a disaster is verbicide.
- The columnist accused advertisers of committing verbicide.
- To the old teacher, such slang was plain verbicide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERBICIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERBICIDE
1 longer words begin with VERBICIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in VERBICIDE
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Common questions about VERBICIDE
- Is VERBICIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERBICIDE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERBICIDE worth?
- VERBICIDE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERBICIDE mean?
- The deliberate destruction or distortion of the meaning of a word.
- What letters can be added to VERBICIDE?
- VERBICIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VERBICIDE:
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