Is DEINONYCHUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEINONYCHUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEINONYCHUS mean?
- noun
swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + H (4) + U (1) + S (1) = 20 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 DEINONYCHUS
DEINONYCHUS 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 DEINONYCHUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cushiony16
- hyoscine16
- synched16
- cushioned15
- hedonics14
- hoydens14
- hyenoid14
- coyish14
- hyenic14
- duchy14
- chinones13
- nonesuch13
- unchosen13
- chinned13
- chinsed13
- choused13
- douches13
- duchies13
- dunches13
- duncish13
- ecdyson13
- hedonic13
- hocused13
- schneid13
- shinney13
- synodic13
- hoyden13
- hyoids13
- shindy13
- cushy13
- synch13
- yechs13
- chinone12
- cohesin12
- cohunes12
- cushion12
- echinus12
- nonsuch12
- unsoncy12
- chides12
- chined12
- chused12
- coshed12
- decoys12
- dioecy12
- douche12
- honeys12
- housey12
- inched12
- niched12
- ouched12
- shinny12
- synced12
- syndic12
- dishy12
- hyoid12
- yodhs12
- yech12
- yuch12
- uncoined11
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