Is HETEROCYCLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HETEROCYCLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HETEROCYCLE mean?
- noun
a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
- noun
a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + C (3) + Y (4) + C (3) + L (1) + E (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 HETEROCYCLE
Single letters that turn HETEROCYCLE 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 HETEROCYCLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cerecloth16
- cheerly15
- lechery15
- yecch15
- crochet14
- ecorche14
- recycle14
- cheery14
- cherty14
- echoey14
- lychee14
- ochery14
- reechy14
- torchy14
- rectocele13
- reclothe13
- eyehole13
- helotry13
- cloche13
- creche13
- crotch13
- cycler13
- chyle13
- ochry13
- techy13
- chortle12
- erectly12
- trochee12
- theory12
- cycle12
- cyclo12
- lych12
- yech12
- coerect11
- celery11
- cheero11
- choler11
- clothe11
- cohere11
- echoer11
- etcher11
- hector11
- lecher11
- reecho11
- rochet11
- rotche11
- tocher11
- troche11
- ethyl11
- holey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- choc11
- coerce10
- cheer10
- chert10
- chore10
- cloth10
- coyer10
- leech10
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