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
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
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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