Is NUCLEOSIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NUCLEOSIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NUCLEOSIDE mean?
- noun
a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + U (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 13 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 NUCLEOSIDE
Single letters that turn NUCLEOSIDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from NUCLEOSIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counseled12
- nucleoids12
- codeines11
- declines11
- enclosed11
- inclosed11
- includes11
- licensed11
- nucleoid11
- nuclides11
- silenced11
- unclosed11
- uncoiled11
- undocile11
- unsliced11
- cineoles10
- leucines10
- codeine10
- codeins10
- codlins10
- deciles10
- decline10
- diocese10
- eclosed10
- encodes10
- include10
- incudes10
- incused10
- induces10
- nuclide10
- seclude10
- seconde10
- secondi10
- sluiced10
- delusion9
- ensouled9
- insouled9
- lesioned9
- unsoiled9
- cineole9
- cineols9
- coulees9
- counsel9
- enclose9
- inclose9
- leucine9
- leucins9
- leucons9
- license9
- selenic9
- senecio9
- silence9
- unclose9
- uncoils9
- ceiled9
- censed9
- cloned9
- closed9
- clouds9
- codein9
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