Words Containing OCIDES

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

SPERMATOCIDES is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TRYPANOCIDES (20), SPECIOCIDES (18), ETHNOCIDES (16).

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All Words Containing OCIDES 8 words

How often does OCIDES appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing OCIDES. Most are 8 letters long, they average 16.1 points and the best is SPERMATOCIDES (20 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 8 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.1; out of 20 max
Longest word: SPERMATOCIDES; 13 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

Most common last letters

s 100%

Top vowel pairs

io25%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing OCIDES

s ₁p ₃e ₁r ₁m ₃a ₁t ₁o ₁c ₃i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + O 1 + C 3 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + S 1 = 20 points

Double word: 40 pts
Triple word: 60 pts

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

spermatocides

Form of spermatocide

nouna contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa

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