Is HERBICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HERBICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HERBICIDES mean?
Herbicides is a form of HERBICIDE.
- noun
a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 HERBICIDES
HERBICIDES 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 HERBICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- herbicide17
- birched15
- birches14
- describe13
- cheders13
- chiders13
- dehisce13
- herdics13
- breech13
- scribed12
- cheder12
- chider12
- chides12
- dreich12
- herbed12
- herdic12
- beech12
- birch12
- cideries11
- dishier11
- cebids11
- cheers11
- creesh11
- riches11
- seiche11
- chide11
- eched11
- birdies10
- bridies10
- decries10
- deicers10
- derbies10
- heders10
- heired10
- hiders10
- ibices10
- rebecs10
- scribe10
- cebid10
- cheer10
- eches10
- herbs10
- chid10
- beside9
- biders9
- birdie9
- bredes9
- breeds9
- brides9
- bridie9
- ceders9
- ciders9
- creeds9
- debris9
- deicer9
- deices9
- dicers9
- dicier9
- hirees9
- rebids9
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