Is CHEMOSYNTHESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEMOSYNTHESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEMOSYNTHESIS mean?
- noun
synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + M (3) + O (1) + S (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 27 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 CHEMOSYNTHESIS
CHEMOSYNTHESIS 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 CHEMOSYNTHESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- henotheisms19
- chymosins19
- hemocytes19
- shochetim19
- henotheism18
- chimneys18
- chymists18
- chymosin18
- hemocyte18
- tychisms18
- ecosystems17
- homeyness17
- hyoscines17
- thymosins17
- chimney17
- chymist17
- menschy17
- tychism17
- shoeshines16
- synthesise16
- ecosystem16
- mischosen16
- systemics16
- hymnists16
- hyoscine16
- thymines16
- thymosin16
- chymes16
- hymnic16
- mythic16
- thymic16
- hominesses15
- shoeshine15
- syntheses15
- synthesis15
- chemises15
- chemists15
- chessmen15
- echoisms15
- mensches15
- mischose15
- systemic15
- hitches15
- hotches15
- hymnist15
- scythes15
- shochet15
- stenchy15
- thymine15
- chyme15
- centesimos14
- coynesses14
- cysteines14
- cytosines14
- homesites14
- necessity14
- schistose14
- eyeshots14
- isohyets14
- chemise14
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