Is MENINGITISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MENINGITISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MENINGITISES mean?
Meningitises is a form of MENINGITIS.
- 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
- 15
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 12
M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 MENINGITISES
MENINGITISES 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 MENINGITISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- meningitis13
- itemising12
- minginess12
- genisteins11
- nimieties11
- meetings11
- meninges11
- mingiest11
- seemings11
- segments11
- genistein10
- insisting10
- enmities10
- itemises10
- iteming10
- meeting10
- mensing10
- messing10
- minings10
- minting10
- missing10
- misting10
- seeming10
- segment10
- smiting10
- teeming10
- timings10
- einsteins9
- ginniest9
- seinings9
- emetins9
- eminent9
- itemise9
- meinies9
- metisse9
- minnies9
- missent9
- mitises9
- nemesis9
- siemens9
- stimies9
- meting9
- mining9
- tegmen9
- timing9
- einstein8
- nineties8
- sienites8
- tennises8
- tininess8
- engines8
- ensigns8
- genesis8
- ignites8
- ingests8
- insigne8
- nesting8
- seeings8
- seining8
- seising8
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