Is LEISHMANIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEISHMANIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEISHMANIAS mean?
Leishmanias is a form of LEISHMANIA.
- noun
flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 16 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 LEISHMANIAS
LEISHMANIAS 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 LEISHMANIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leishmania15
- minishes13
- shamisen13
- animalises12
- ahimsas12
- haemins12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- sashimi12
- shamals12
- shamans12
- alienisms11
- animalise11
- mainsails11
- ahimsa11
- almahs11
- almehs11
- ashman11
- ashmen11
- haemal11
- haemin11
- halmas11
- hamals11
- hemins11
- hiemal11
- inmesh11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- minish11
- shamal11
- shaman11
- shamas11
- shames11
- alienism10
- amnesias10
- liminess10
- mainsail10
- malaises10
- milesian10
- nasalism10
- salesman10
- hansels10
- hessian10
- inhales10
- lashins10
- sheilas10
- shenais10
- almah10
- almeh10
- amahs10
- haems10
- halma10
- halms10
- hamal10
- hames10
- helms10
- hemal10
- hemin10
- mensh10
- shame10
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