Is BIOPIRACY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BIOPIRACY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BIOPIRACY mean?
- noun
biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + O (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BIOPIRACY
BIOPIRACY 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 BIOPIRACY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carboy13
- piracy13
- biopic12
- copay12
- corby12
- pricy12
- pyric12
- ciboria11
- copy11
- pacy11
- pyic11
- picaro10
- boyar10
- oracy10
- payor10
- baric9
- boric9
- capri9
- carbo9
- carob9
- carpi9
- cobia9
- cobra9
- copra9
- rabic9
- bray9
- cory9
- orby9
- pray9
- pyro9
- racy9
- ropy9
- capo8
- carb8
- carp8
- copi8
- crab8
- crap8
- crib8
- crip8
- crop8
- pica8
- prob8
- aby8
- bay8
- boy8
- cay8
- coy8
- cry8
- icy8
- pay8
- pry8
- pya8
- yap8
- yip8
- yob8
- coria7
- oribi7
- airy7
- bap7
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