Is PTERIDINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PTERIDINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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.
Definition
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See the definition of PteridinesHooks for PTERIDINES
PTERIDINES 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 PTERIDINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- president12
- pteridine12
- inspired11
- intrepid11
- preedits11
- pretends11
- priested11
- respited11
- riptides11
- spendier11
- spirited11
- sprinted11
- tiderips11
- pineries10
- pristine10
- despite10
- dipnets10
- pinders10
- preedit10
- preside10
- pretend10
- printed10
- repined10
- ripened10
- riptide10
- speired10
- spender10
- spiered10
- spirted10
- stipend10
- striped10
- tiderip10
- disinter9
- inditers9
- inserted9
- nerdiest9
- nitrides9
- resident9
- siderite9
- sintered9
- trendies9
- erepsin9
- inepter9
- inspire9
- penster9
- pestier9
- pieties9
- piniest9
- pinites9
- pitiers9
- present9
- pterins9
- repents9
- repines9
- respite9
- serpent9
- spinier9
- tiepins9
- tipsier9
- dipnet9
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