Is CITRULLINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CITRULLINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CITRULLINE mean?
- noun
an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 12 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 CITRULLINE
Single letters that turn CITRULLINE 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 CITRULLINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neuritic10
- telluric10
- citrine9
- crinite9
- cutline9
- inciter9
- linecut9
- neritic9
- nucelli9
- tunicle9
- utricle9
- citrin8
- client8
- cretin8
- culler8
- cullet8
- curite8
- cutler8
- elicit8
- incite8
- incult8
- irenic8
- lectin8
- lentic8
- leucin8
- lucent8
- lucern8
- lucite8
- luetic8
- nitric8
- nuclei8
- relict8
- reluct8
- uretic8
- inutile7
- lintier7
- nitrile7
- ceili7
- celli7
- centu7
- citer7
- cline7
- cruel7
- cruet7
- culet7
- culti7
- cunit7
- curet7
- curie7
- cuter7
- cutie7
- cutin7
- eruct7
- icier7
- incel7
- incur7
- licit7
- lucre7
- nicer7
- recit7
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