Is LARVICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LARVICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LARVICIDES mean?
Larvicides is a form of LARVICIDE.
- noun
a chemical used to kill larval pests
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + V (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 LARVICIDES
LARVICIDES 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 LARVICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- larvicide15
- veridical15
- cavilers13
- claviers13
- visceral13
- advices13
- caviled13
- cervids13
- scarved13
- scrived13
- veridic13
- carvels12
- caviler12
- clavers12
- clavier12
- clivers12
- clivias12
- scravel12
- valeric12
- varices12
- vesical12
- viscera12
- advice12
- calved12
- carved12
- cervid12
- craved12
- viscid12
- decrials11
- laicised11
- radicels11
- radicles11
- virelais11
- adviser11
- devisal11
- drivels11
- rivaled11
- calves11
- carvel11
- carves11
- cavers11
- cavies11
- cavils11
- civies11
- claver11
- claves11
- clevis11
- clivia11
- craves11
- scrive11
- varecs11
- vesica11
- vicars11
- caved11
- viced11
- clerids10
- cradles10
- decrial10
- liviers10
- radicel10
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