Is INFANTICIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFANTICIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFANTICIDE mean?
- noun
a person who murders an infant
- noun
murdering an infant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (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 INFANTICIDE
Single letters that turn INFANTICIDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from INFANTICIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- citified14
- financed14
- deficit13
- faciend13
- fancied13
- fatidic13
- dietician12
- finance12
- deific12
- actinide11
- ctenidia11
- incanted11
- incident11
- indicant11
- indicate11
- infinite11
- defiant11
- fainted11
- fiance11
- infect11
- decaf11
- faced11
- candent10
- identic10
- incited10
- indican10
- indicia10
- infante10
- fadein10
- fanned10
- finned10
- facet10
- ficin10
- finca10
- ancient9
- cadent9
- canned9
- canted9
- citied9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- decani9
- decant9
- finite9
- indict9
- infant9
- defat9
- fated9
- fetid9
- fiend9
- fined9
- cafe9
- face9
- fact9
- fice9
- inedita8
- acetin8
- canine8
- cannie8
- centai8
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