Is PATHOGENESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATHOGENESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATHOGENESIS mean?
- noun
the origination and development of a disease
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (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 PATHOGENESIS
PATHOGENESIS 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 PATHOGENESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pathogenies17
- pathogenes16
- siphonages16
- pantihoses15
- heptagons15
- pathogene15
- pathogens15
- phosgenes15
- siphonage15
- pantihose14
- stanhopes14
- thespians14
- esophagi14
- heptagon14
- pathogen14
- phosgene14
- pishoges14
- sphinges14
- espionages13
- histogens13
- sheetings13
- sightseen13
- aphonies13
- haptenes13
- heptanes13
- heptoses13
- pathoses13
- phaetons13
- phenates13
- phonates13
- phoniest13
- potashes13
- potheens13
- snapshot13
- spathose13
- stanhope13
- steepish13
- teashops13
- thespian13
- hasping13
- heaping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- pishoge13
- shaping13
- asthenies12
- espionage12
- hessonite12
- honesties12
- pinotages12
- spongiest12
- gahnites12
- heatings12
- histogen12
- hostages12
- seething12
- sheeting12
- sightsee12
- stashing12
- stengahs12
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