Is ATHEROGENESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ATHEROGENESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ATHEROGENESIS mean?
- noun
the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
13
Letters
A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 17 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 ATHEROGENESIS
ATHEROGENESIS 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 ATHEROGENESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- angishores14
- garnishees14
- shoestring14
- iatrogeneses13
- antiheroes13
- earthiness13
- heartiness13
- hortensias13
- senhoritas13
- angishore13
- eighteens13
- garnishee13
- garnishes13
- hangriest13
- heritages13
- histogens13
- ingathers13
- otherings13
- reheating13
- reshoeing13
- rightness13
- shagreens13
- shearings13
- sheetings13
- shortages13
- sightseen13
- sightseer13
- staghorns13
- strongish13
- sergeanties12
- asthenies12
- etherises12
- hasteners12
- herniates12
- hessonite12
- heteroses12
- heterosis12
- hoariness12
- honesties12
- hortensia12
- isotheres12
- otherness12
- senhorita12
- sheeniest12
- shoetrees12
- starshine12
- tarnishes12
- theorises12
- earthing12
- eighteen12
- gahnites12
- gheraoes12
- ghostier12
- greenish12
- greenths12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- hearting12
- heatings12
- heritage12
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