Is MEDICINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEDICINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEDICINES mean?
Medicines is a form of MEDICINE.
- noun
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- noun
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- noun
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
“he studied medicine at Harvard”
- noun
punishment for one's actions
“you have to face the music”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 MEDICINES
MEDICINES 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 MEDICINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- endemics13
- medicine13
- endemic12
- menisci11
- medics11
- minced11
- incised10
- indices10
- sidemen10
- icemen10
- minces10
- demic10
- medic10
- meinies9
- censed9
- deices9
- demies9
- demise9
- denims9
- edenic9
- emends9
- imides9
- mensed9
- emics9
- mesic9
- mince9
- imines8
- incise8
- meinie8
- nieces8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- deems8
- deice8
- deism8
- demes8
- denim8
- dices8
- dimes8
- disci8
- disme8
- emend8
- imide8
- imids8
- medii8
- meeds8
- mends8
- midis8
- minds8
- mined8
- scend8
- emic8
- mice8
- mics8
- denies7
- dienes7
- indies7
- inside7
- seined7
- cense7
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