Is GALACTOSEMIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GALACTOSEMIA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GALACTOSEMIA mean?
- noun
a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + A (1) = 17 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 GALACTOSEMIA
Single letters that turn GALACTOSEMIA 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 GALACTOSEMIA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- miscatalog15
- geomatics14
- calamites13
- mislocate13
- galactose12
- glaciates12
- atamasco12
- atomical12
- calamite12
- camelias12
- camisole12
- celomata12
- clematis12
- climates12
- meticals12
- gametic12
- magical12
- almagest11
- catalogs11
- gelcoats11
- gestical11
- glaciate11
- gliomata11
- semigala11
- atomics11
- caeomas11
- calmest11
- camails11
- camelia11
- camlets11
- climate11
- comates11
- lactams11
- malices11
- metical11
- meticas11
- osmatic11
- sematic11
- somatic11
- telomic11
- agamic11
- magics11
- catalase10
- cataloes10
- coaliest10
- loamiest10
- oatmeals10
- societal10
- cagiest10
- catalog10
- egotism10
- gametal10
- gamiest10
- gelcoat10
- gimlets10
- gliomas10
- imagoes10
- milages10
- otalgic10
- scalage10
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