Is CARCINOGENIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARCINOGENIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARCINOGENIC mean?
- adjective
causing or tending to cause cancer
“the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 12
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 19 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 CARCINOGENIC
CARCINOGENIC 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 CARCINOGENIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carcinogen15
- cariogenic15
- acrogenic14
- cornicing14
- coercing13
- ignorance12
- inorganic12
- recoining12
- ciceroni12
- cocinera12
- canoeing11
- crannoge11
- encoring11
- reaginic11
- recaning11
- acronic11
- canonic11
- cocaine11
- concern11
- cornice11
- crocein11
- crocine11
- oceanic11
- cognac11
- cocci11
- acrogen10
- anergic10
- coinage10
- coining10
- coreign10
- corning10
- craning10
- crannog10
- organic10
- acinic10
- cancer10
- cicero10
- cocain10
- iconic10
- arginine9
- anionic9
- cannier9
- cinerin9
- coniine9
- narcein9
- oneiric9
- agonic9
- arcing9
- cagier9
- caning9
- caring9
- cering9
- coigne9
- conger9
- congii9
- coning9
- coring9
- cringe9
- garcon9
- incage9
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