Is FRATRICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRATRICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRATRICIDES mean?
Fratricides is a form of FRATRICIDE.
- noun
a person who murders their brother or sister
- noun
fire that injures or kills an ally
- noun
the murder of your sibling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 FRATRICIDES
FRATRICIDES 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 FRATRICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fratricide16
- artificers15
- scarified15
- artificer14
- artifices14
- scarifier14
- deficits14
- artifice13
- crafters13
- craftier13
- ferritic13
- refracts13
- terrific13
- crafted13
- deficit13
- fatidic13
- fracted13
- scarfed13
- raticides12
- ratifiers12
- drafters12
- draftier12
- drifters12
- driftier12
- rarified12
- ratified12
- redrafts12
- crafter12
- farcers12
- farcies12
- fiacres12
- refract12
- scarfer12
- decafs12
- deific12
- farced12
- acridest11
- carditis11
- fairiest11
- firriest11
- friaries11
- rarifies11
- raticide11
- ratifier11
- ratifies11
- triacids11
- triadics11
- drafter11
- drifter11
- farside11
- fideist11
- redraft11
- strafed11
- crafts11
- facers11
- facets11
- facies11
- farcer11
- farces11
- farcie11
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