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Is BIOTECHNOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BIOTECHNOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BIOTECHNOLOGY mean?

  1. noun

    the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes

    “biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem”

  2. noun

    the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

24

Scrabble

27

Words With Friends

13

Letters

B (3) + I (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + H (4) + N (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 24 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 BIOTECHNOLOGY

BIOTECHNOLOGY 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 BIOTECHNOLOGY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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