Is LARVICIDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LARVICIDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LARVICIDING mean?
Larviciding is a form of LARVICIDE.
- noun
a chemical used to kill larval pests
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + V (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 LARVICIDING
LARVICIDING 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 LARVICIDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- viricidal15
- caviling14
- civilian13
- calving13
- carving13
- craving13
- cradling12
- rivaling12
- virginal12
- viridian12
- driving12
- incivil12
- vicinal12
- caving12
- vicing12
- carding11
- invalid11
- vailing11
- vialing11
- clivia11
- diving11
- gravid11
- carling10
- indicia10
- avidin10
- dicing10
- laving10
- living10
- raving10
- riving10
- virgin10
- cavil10
- civil10
- clavi10
- vicar10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- darling9
- dialing9
- dirling9
- gliadin9
- larding9
- raiding9
- arcing9
- caring9
- garlic9
- iridic9
- lacing9
- racing9
- rancid9
- ricing9
- divan9
- livid9
- valid9
- viand9
- vigia9
- vigil9
- virga9
- virid9
- lairing8
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