Is METHIONINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, METHIONINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does METHIONINES mean?
Methionines is a form of METHIONINE.
- noun
a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 METHIONINES
METHIONINES 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 METHIONINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- methionine15
- nontheism14
- ethionines13
- homesite13
- hominies13
- hominine13
- hominins13
- ethionine12
- thionines12
- homiest12
- homines12
- hominin12
- menshen12
- nonheme12
- inhesion11
- thionine11
- thionins11
- enmesh11
- hemins11
- hetmen11
- hitmen11
- homies11
- inmesh11
- isthmi11
- minish11
- mishit11
- monish11
- months11
- theism11
- themes11
- enmities10
- mentions10
- moieties10
- monetise10
- nominees10
- semitone10
- ethions10
- heinies10
- hinnies10
- histone10
- theines10
- thionin10
- tonnish10
- hemes10
- hemin10
- homes10
- homie10
- mensh10
- meths10
- month10
- moths10
- shmoe10
- smith10
- theme10
- emetins9
- eminent9
- itemise9
- meinies9
- mention9
- mestino9
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