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Is EMBRYONIC a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, EMBRYONIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does EMBRYONIC mean?

  1. adjective

    of an organism prior to birth or hatching

    “in the embryonic stage”

  2. adjective

    in an early stage of development

    “the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

18

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

9

Letters

E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + R (1) + Y (4) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 18 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 EMBRYONIC

EMBRYONIC 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 EMBRYONIC

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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