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
19
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
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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