Is HISTIDINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HISTIDINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HISTIDINES mean?
Histidines is a form of HISTIDINE.
- noun
an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 HISTIDINES
HISTIDINES 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 HISTIDINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- histidine13
- histidins13
- dishiest12
- histidin12
- shindies12
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- sithens10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- hinted10
- hissed10
- histed10
- shends10
- shined10
- insisted9
- tidiness9
- heists9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shites9
- theins9
- thesis9
- deshi9
- hides9
- hinds9
- sheds9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- dissent8
- indites8
- insides8
- snidest8
- tineids8
- heist8
- hents8
- hests8
- hints8
- hists8
- shent8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- sinhs8
- thein8
- thens8
- thine8
- thins8
- dish8
- edhs8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- shed8
- sidh8
- senitis7
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