Is BACTERICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACTERICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACTERICIDES mean?
Bactericides is a form of BACTERICIDE.
- noun
any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
- noun
any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BACTERICIDES
BACTERICIDES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BACTERICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bactericide18
- brecciated17
- brecciates16
- cicatrised15
- brecciate15
- scabietic15
- acerbities14
- accredits14
- cricetids14
- desiccate14
- diabetics14
- breccias14
- cicatrise13
- acceders13
- accidies13
- accredit13
- accreted13
- ascribed13
- bisected13
- carbides13
- carditic13
- catbirds13
- cricetid13
- deictics13
- describe13
- diabetic13
- dicastic13
- tribadic13
- acerbic13
- baccies13
- breccia13
- sebacic13
- bedirties12
- cedariest12
- cideriest12
- diaeretic12
- diatribes12
- edacities12
- editrices12
- raticides12
- accretes12
- acerbest12
- cecities12
- icterics12
- rabietic12
- tribasic12
- acceder12
- accedes12
- accidie12
- bracted12
- carbide12
- catbird12
- deictic12
- dibasic12
- scribed12
- biseriate11
- acridest11
- beadiest11
- bestride11
- bistered11
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