Is POLYNUCLEOTIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYNUCLEOTIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYNUCLEOTIDES mean?
Polynucleotides is a form of POLYNUCLEOTIDE.
- noun
(biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + U (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 POLYNUCLEOTIDES
POLYNUCLEOTIDES 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 POLYNUCLEOTIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- polynucleotide22
- collotypies18
- collotypes17
- copyedits17
- endoscopy17
- plenteously16
- cotyledons16
- collotype16
- copiously16
- epicotyls16
- lipocytes16
- lycopenes16
- sylleptic16
- telescopy16
- copyedit16
- dyspneic16
- dyspnoic16
- dystopic16
- lycopods16
- lycopsid16
- coleoptiles15
- deceptions15
- polytenies15
- pseudocoel15
- cotyledon15
- ductilely15
- linotyped15
- outyelped15
- pointedly15
- ecotypes15
- epicotyl15
- lipocyte15
- lycopene15
- opulency15
- polycots15
- polyenic15
- synoptic15
- lycopod15
- pudency15
- ycleped15
- nucleotides14
- coleoptile14
- opulencies14
- pleustonic14
- centupled14
- clodpoles14
- clupeoids14
- copiloted14
- deception14
- decouples14
- endoscope14
- eyepoints14
- insculped14
- inspected14
- linotypes14
- opulently14
- peduncles14
- pencilled14
- piteously14
- poulticed14
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