Is MATRICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MATRICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MATRICIDES mean?
Matricides is a form of MATRICIDE.
- noun
a person who murders their mother
- noun
the murder of your mother
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 MATRICIDES
MATRICIDES 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 MATRICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diametric14
- matricide14
- misdirect14
- mistraced14
- timecards14
- armistice13
- dimetric13
- misacted13
- miscited13
- timecard13
- raticides12
- casimire12
- ceramist12
- matrices12
- meristic12
- meticais12
- mistrace12
- scimetar12
- scimitar12
- scimiter12
- trisemic12
- dimeric12
- acridest11
- carditis11
- misrated11
- raticide11
- readmits11
- semiarid11
- triacids11
- triadics11
- triadism11
- matrics11
- meticas11
- metrics11
- miscite11
- sematic11
- trismic11
- amidic11
- dermic11
- medics11
- airtimes10
- seriatim10
- admires10
- credits10
- dacites10
- deistic10
- diastem10
- diciest10
- dictier10
- directs10
- drastic10
- midairs10
- misdate10
- misedit10
- misread10
- radices10
- readmit10
- redacts10
- scarted10
- sedarim10
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