Is ADENINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADENINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADENINES mean?
Adenines is a form of ADENINE.
- noun
(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ADENINES
ADENINES 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 ADENINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adenine8
- aniseed8
- enneads8
- indenes8
- aedine7
- denies7
- dienes7
- ennead7
- indene7
- sained7
- seined7
- sinned7
- inanes6
- insane6
- sienna6
- aedes6
- aides6
- aside6
- deans6
- denes6
- dense6
- diene6
- dines6
- eased6
- ideas6
- inned6
- needs6
- nides6
- saned6
- sedan6
- snide6
- anise5
- inane5
- nenes5
- nines5
- seine5
- senna5
- aide5
- aids5
- ands5
- dais5
- dans5
- dean5
- dees5
- dene5
- deni5
- dens5
- desi5
- dies5
- dine5
- dins5
- eide5
- ends5
- idea5
- ides5
- need5
- nide5
- sade5
- sadi5
- said5
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