Matricide

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts9 letters
Definition of Matricide

noun

  1. The killing of one's mother.

    "Gerald was imprisoned for matricide: he strangled his mother."

  2. A person who kills his or her mother.

    "Nancy was a matricide; it happened four years ago."

Anagrams of Matricide

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "matricide":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "matricide" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Matricide"

Matricide is a 9-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "matricide" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Matricide" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "matricide" is a medium-scoring word.