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Is KINETOCHORES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, KINETOCHORES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does KINETOCHORES mean?

Kinetochores is a form of KINETOCHORE.

  1. noun

    a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape

    “the centromere is difficult to sequence”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
12

K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (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 KINETOCHORES

KINETOCHORES 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 KINETOCHORES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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