Words Containing LICIDES

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing LICIDES?

BACILLICIDES is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FILICIDES (15), PROLICIDES (15), PULICIDES (14).

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All Words Containing LICIDES 6 words

How often does LICIDES appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 6 words containing LICIDES. Most are 9 letters long, they average 14.8 points and the best is BACILLICIDES (19 points).

Total words: 6
Most common length: 9 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 14.8; out of 19 max
Longest word: BACILLICIDES; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

Most common last letters

s 100%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing LICIDES

b ₃a ₁c ₃i ₁l ₁l ₁i ₁c ₃i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + S 1 = 19 points

Double word: 38 pts
Triple word: 57 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

bacillicides

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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