Is MEDICINAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEDICINAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEDICINAL mean?
- adjective
having the properties of medicine
“medicative drugs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (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 MEDICINAL
Single letters that turn MEDICINAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MEDICINAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- limacine12
- camelid12
- claimed12
- decimal12
- declaim12
- medical12
- alcidine11
- melanic11
- amidic11
- calmed11
- macled11
- minced11
- amidine10
- diamine10
- inlaced10
- midline10
- aminic10
- anemic10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- limnic10
- malice10
- demic10
- maced10
- medic10
- aidmen9
- amidin9
- candle9
- cnidae9
- daimen9
- decani9
- diamin9
- lanced9
- limned9
- maiden9
- mailed9
- medial9
- median9
- medina9
- miladi9
- milden9
- amice9
- amici9
- amnic9
- camel9
- claim9
- clime9
- macle9
- malic9
- manic9
- melic9
- mince9
- inlace8
- limina8
- maline8
- menial8
- acned8
- admen8
- admin8
- aimed8
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