VIRUCIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VIRUCIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRUCIDE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRUCIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRUCIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virucidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRUCIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VIRUCIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIRUCIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIRUCIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.
Manufacturers of disinfectants print virucide claims on labels to show that a product works against viral germs and not only bacteria. The variant viricide is rarer and means the same.
How VIRUCIDE is used
Used in medicine, cleaning products and laboratory work.
- The hospital switched to a stronger virucide for the wards.
- A good virucide must be tested against several virus types.
- The label describes the spray as a broad-spectrum virucide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRUCIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRUCIDE
1 longer words begin with VIRUCIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRUCIDE
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Common questions about VIRUCIDE
- Is VIRUCIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRUCIDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRUCIDE worth?
- VIRUCIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRUCIDE mean?
- A substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.
- What letters can be added to VIRUCIDE?
- VIRUCIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VIRUCIDE:
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