Is NOVOBIOCINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOVOBIOCINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOVOBIOCINS mean?
Novobiocins is a form of NOVOBIOCIN.
- noun
an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + V (4) + O (1) + B (3) + I (1) + O (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 18 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 NOVOBIOCINS
NOVOBIOCINS 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 NOVOBIOCINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- novobiocin17
- ovonics12
- bionics11
- bosonic11
- convos11
- covins11
- ovibos11
- ovonic11
- binocs10
- bionic10
- niobic10
- convo10
- covin10
- vinic10
- vision9
- conins8
- ionics8
- vinos8
- cobs8
- bison7
- boons7
- boson7
- cions7
- coins7
- conin7
- conns7
- coons7
- icons7
- ionic7
- noobs7
- scion7
- sonic7
- vino7
- vins7
- cob7
- inions6
- onions6
- bins6
- bios6
- boon6
- boos6
- cion6
- coin6
- coni6
- conn6
- cons6
- coon6
- coos6
- ibis6
- icon6
- nibs6
- nobs6
- noob6
- obis6
- snib6
- snob6
- vin6
- vis6
- inion5
- nonis5
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