Is HOMICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMICIDES mean?
Homicides is a form of HOMICIDE.
- noun
the killing of a human being by another human being
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + 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 HOMICIDES
HOMICIDES 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 HOMICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homicide16
- isocheim15
- isochime15
- echoism14
- chimed14
- miched14
- dioecism13
- chemos13
- chimes13
- miches13
- mochis13
- schmoe13
- disomic12
- medicos12
- miscode12
- chides12
- coshed12
- hemoid12
- modish12
- moshed12
- chemo12
- chems12
- chime12
- hemic12
- mechs12
- miche12
- mochi12
- ohmic12
- schmo12
- cosmid11
- homies11
- medico11
- medics11
- chide11
- homed11
- chem11
- mech11
- hoised10
- chose10
- demic10
- domic10
- echos10
- homes10
- homie10
- medic10
- oches10
- shmoe10
- chid10
- cosied9
- idioms9
- imides9
- iodism9
- comes9
- deshi9
- emics9
- hides9
- hosed9
- mesic9
- osmic9
- shied9
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