Is PEDICULICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDICULICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 21 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDICULICIDES mean?
Pediculicides is a form of PEDICULICIDE.
- noun
a chemical agent that kills lice
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- 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 PEDICULICIDES
PEDICULICIDES 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 PEDICULICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pediculicide20
- discipled15
- pulicides14
- decupled14
- pedicled14
- specced14
- clupeids13
- culicids13
- decuples13
- disciple13
- eclipsed13
- pedicels13
- pedicles13
- pulicide13
- cicelies12
- deicides12
- secluded12
- suicided12
- clupeid12
- culicid12
- cupeled12
- decuple12
- icicled12
- lipidic12
- pedicel12
- pedicle12
- sculped12
- spliced12
- succeed12
- silicide11
- cilices11
- cuddies11
- cuddles11
- culices11
- decides11
- deduces11
- deicide11
- depside11
- eclipse11
- icicles11
- peddles11
- piddles11
- puddles11
- seduced11
- silicic11
- spicule11
- cleped11
- cupids11
- cusped11
- cuspid11
- pieced11
- sicced11
- spiced11
- deciles10
- lipides10
- seclude10
- sluiced10
- speiled10
- spieled10
- suicide10
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