Is SILICIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SILICIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SILICIDES mean?
Silicides is a form of SILICIDE.
- noun
any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SILICIDES
SILICIDES 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 SILICIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- silicide11
- sliced9
- ceilis8
- slices8
- cedis8
- dices8
- disci8
- discs8
- diesis7
- sidles7
- slides7
- ceili7
- ceils7
- sices7
- slice7
- cedi7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- deils6
- delis6
- desis6
- idles6
- isled6
- sides6
- sidle6
- silds6
- sleds6
- slide6
- ceil6
- cels6
- cess6
- ices6
- lice6
- secs6
- sice6
- sics6
- isles5
- issei5
- deil5
- deli5
- dels5
- desi5
- diel5
- dies5
- diss5
- elds5
- ides5
- idle5
- lids5
- lied5
- side5
- sild5
- sled5
- slid5
- cel5
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
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