Is BELEMNITE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELEMNITE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELEMNITE mean?
- noun
a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 13 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 BELEMNITE
Single letters that turn BELEMNITE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BELEMNITE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- betime10
- milneb10
- nimble10
- beeline9
- element9
- emetine9
- telemen9
- beetle8
- emetin8
- mentee8
- niblet8
- limb8
- belie7
- betel7
- blent7
- blite7
- elemi7
- leben7
- limen7
- melee7
- mib7
- lenite6
- been6
- beet6
- belt6
- bene6
- bent6
- bile6
- bine6
- bint6
- bite6
- blet6
- blin6
- emit6
- item6
- lime6
- limn6
- meet6
- melt6
- mete6
- mien6
- mile6
- milt6
- mine6
- mint6
- mite6
- neem6
- teem6
- time6
- elint5
- elite5
- inlet5
- intel5
- bee5
- bel5
- ben5
- bet5
- bin5
- bit5
- elm5
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