Is EXONUCLEASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXONUCLEASES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXONUCLEASES mean?
Exonucleases is a form of EXONUCLEASE.
- noun
a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + O (1) + N (1) + U (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 EXONUCLEASES
EXONUCLEASES 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 EXONUCLEASES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exonuclease20
- claxons16
- coxless16
- culexes16
- excuses16
- calxes15
- claxon15
- coaxes15
- excels15
- excess15
- excuse15
- scolex15
- auxeses14
- laxness14
- nexuses14
- unsexes14
- coxae14
- coxal14
- coxes14
- culex14
- excel14
- execs14
- axones13
- sexual13
- calx13
- coax13
- coxa13
- exec13
- counselees12
- axels12
- axles12
- axone12
- axons12
- exons12
- laxes12
- lexes12
- loxes12
- luxes12
- nexus12
- saxes12
- sexes12
- unsex12
- cox12
- counselee11
- nucleases11
- axel11
- axes11
- axle11
- axon11
- eaux11
- exes11
- exon11
- luxe11
- oxen11
- oxes11
- cleanses10
- clonuses10
- colessee10
- coleuses10
- counsels10
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