Is NUCLEOTIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NUCLEOTIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NUCLEOTIDE mean?
- noun
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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) + T (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 NUCLEOTIDE
Single letters that turn NUCLEOTIDE 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 NUCLEOTIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- denticle11
- duecento11
- eduction11
- inductee11
- nucleoid11
- uncoiled11
- undocile11
- election10
- clouted10
- codeine10
- conduit10
- counted10
- ctenoid10
- decline10
- deontic10
- ductile10
- enticed10
- include10
- noctuid10
- noticed10
- nuclide10
- deletion9
- entoiled9
- outlined9
- centile9
- cineole9
- cutline9
- lection9
- leucine9
- leucite9
- licente9
- linecut9
- linocut9
- noctule9
- tunicle9
- ceiled9
- cloned9
- codein9
- codlin9
- coedit9
- coiled9
- coined9
- deceit9
- decent9
- decile9
- delict9
- deltic9
- docent9
- docile9
- dulcet9
- edenic9
- encode9
- induce9
- induct9
- uniced9
- detinue8
- diluent8
- eloined8
- lenited8
- lentoid8
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