Is ICHNEUMONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ICHNEUMONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ICHNEUMONS mean?
Ichneumons is a form of ICHNEUMON.
- noun
northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + U (1) + M (3) + O (1) + N (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 ICHNEUMONS
ICHNEUMONS 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 ICHNEUMONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ichneumon16
- insomuch15
- mechouis15
- munchies15
- echoism14
- mechoui14
- mouches14
- munches14
- munchie14
- chinones13
- nonesuch13
- unchosen13
- chemos13
- chimes13
- mensch13
- miches13
- mochis13
- muches13
- schmoe13
- nonmusic12
- chinone12
- cohesin12
- cohunes12
- cushion12
- echinus12
- homines12
- inhumes12
- nonsuch12
- chemo12
- chems12
- chime12
- chums12
- hemic12
- humic12
- mechs12
- miche12
- mochi12
- mouch12
- mucho12
- munch12
- ohmic12
- schmo12
- coniums11
- consume11
- incomes11
- mesonic11
- unicoms11
- chines11
- chinos11
- chinse11
- chosen11
- chouse11
- cohune11
- hemins11
- homies11
- inches11
- inhume11
- inmesh11
- monish11
- niches11
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