Is PESTICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PESTICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PESTICIDES mean?
Pesticides is a form of PESTICIDE.
- noun
a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 PESTICIDES
PESTICIDES 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 PESTICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pesticide14
- discepts13
- spiciest12
- depicts12
- discept12
- spected12
- despites11
- eidetics11
- sidestep11
- cesspit11
- septics11
- species11
- depict11
- pieced11
- spiced11
- deceits10
- deistic10
- despise10
- despite10
- diciest10
- dissect10
- eidetic10
- pieces10
- septic10
- specie10
- spects10
- spices10
- pieties9
- cessed9
- cisted9
- citied9
- deceit9
- deices9
- edicts9
- espied9
- peised9
- pissed9
- pitied9
- speeds9
- spited9
- stiped9
- cepes9
- epics9
- piece9
- sepic9
- specs9
- spect9
- spice9
- deities8
- cities8
- ecesis8
- espies8
- iciest8
- peises8
- pistes8
- pities8
- speise8
- spites8
- steeps8
- stipes8
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