Is CYTOCHROME a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CYTOCHROME is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CYTOCHROME mean?
- noun
(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + Y (4) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) = 22 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 CYTOCHROME
Single letters that turn CYTOCHROME 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 CYTOCHROME
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homocercy21
- chromy16
- mothery15
- chyme15
- yecch15
- crochet14
- moocher14
- cherty14
- ochery14
- torchy14
- chrome13
- chromo13
- cometh13
- crotch13
- homey13
- mothy13
- ochry13
- rhyme13
- techy13
- thyme13
- cheroot12
- theory12
- chemo12
- cooch12
- merch12
- mercy12
- mooch12
- homy12
- myth12
- yech12
- cohort11
- coyote11
- hector11
- mother11
- oocyte11
- rochet11
- rotche11
- tocher11
- troche11
- hooey11
- hooty11
- chem11
- choc11
- cyme11
- mech11
- chert10
- chore10
- cohoe10
- cooey10
- coyer10
- homer10
- moory10
- motey10
- ocher10
- ochre10
- retch10
- roomy10
- rotch10
- therm10
- torch10
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