Is MENISCUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MENISCUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MENISCUS mean?
- noun
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
- noun
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
- noun
(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) = 12 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 MENISCUS
MENISCUS 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 MENISCUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cesiums11
- miscues11
- cesium10
- cumins10
- minces10
- miscue10
- mucins10
- musics10
- neumic10
- incuses9
- minuses9
- cumin9
- emics9
- mesic9
- mince9
- mucin9
- music9
- scums9
- census8
- cuisse8
- incuse8
- misuse8
- sensum8
- cums8
- emic8
- mice8
- mics8
- scum8
- cines7
- incus7
- menus7
- miens7
- mines7
- minus7
- mises7
- munis7
- muses7
- neums7
- seism7
- semis7
- sices7
- since7
- sumis7
- cum7
- mic7
- cess6
- cine6
- cues6
- cuss6
- ecus6
- emus6
- ices6
- isms6
- menu6
- mess6
- mien6
- mine6
- mise6
- miss6
- muni6
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