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Is MENINGITIS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MENINGITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MENINGITIS mean?

  1. noun

    infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10

M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 13 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 MENINGITIS

MENINGITIS 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 MENINGITIS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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