Is GEGENSCHEINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GEGENSCHEINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GEGENSCHEINS mean?
Gegenscheins is a form of GEGENSCHEIN.
- noun
a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 19 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 GEGENSCHEINS
GEGENSCHEINS 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 GEGENSCHEINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gegenschein18
- cheesing14
- ginches13
- senescing12
- nighness12
- sheening12
- cheeses12
- chinses12
- seiches12
- chings12
- eching12
- sheenies11
- cheese11
- chines11
- chinse11
- inches11
- niches11
- seiche11
- ching11
- ginch11
- gensengs10
- ginsengs10
- incenses10
- niceness10
- censing10
- cessing10
- sheenie10
- henges10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- chess10
- chine10
- chins10
- eches10
- gighe10
- hence10
- niche10
- essence9
- genseng9
- ginseng9
- incense9
- senesce9
- sheens9
- shines9
- sneesh9
- ghees9
- henge9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- sighs9
- chin9
- chis9
- eche9
- ichs9
- inch9
- engines8
- ensigns8
- geneses8
- genesis8
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