Is HYOSCINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYOSCINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYOSCINES mean?
Hyoscines is a form of HYOSCINE.
- noun
an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
“transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + Y (4) + O (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 HYOSCINES
HYOSCINES 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 HYOSCINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hyoscine16
- coyish14
- hyenic14
- synchs14
- cohesins13
- synch13
- yechs13
- chinses12
- cohesin12
- coyness12
- honeys12
- hoseys12
- hysons12
- yech12
- chines11
- chinos11
- chinse11
- chosen11
- choses11
- coneys11
- coseys11
- coshes11
- cyesis11
- inches11
- niches11
- sycons11
- hissy11
- honey11
- hosey11
- hyson11
- shiny11
- chess10
- chine10
- chino10
- chins10
- chons10
- chose10
- cissy10
- coney10
- cosey10
- echos10
- niche10
- oches10
- syces10
- sycon10
- syncs10
- yince10
- yonic10
- hoys10
- cession9
- cosines9
- oscines9
- hoises9
- noshes9
- shines9
- chin9
- chis9
- chon9
- cony9
- cosh9
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