Is PUTRESCINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUTRESCINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUTRESCINE mean?
- noun
a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 14 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 PUTRESCINE
Single letters that turn PUTRESCINE 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 PUTRESCINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prentices13
- prescient13
- reinspect13
- crepiest12
- crepitus12
- cuprites12
- epicures12
- pectines12
- percents12
- pictures12
- piecrust12
- precents12
- prentice12
- receipts12
- terpenic12
- ceintures11
- centuries11
- enuretics11
- preunites11
- crispen11
- cuprite11
- epicure11
- eupneic11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- percent11
- picture11
- piecers11
- pierces11
- pincers11
- precent11
- precise11
- precuts11
- princes11
- receipt11
- recepts11
- recipes11
- respect11
- scepter11
- sceptre11
- specter11
- spectre11
- spencer11
- triceps11
- ceinture10
- cerusite10
- cutesier10
- enterics10
- enticers10
- enuretic10
- eucrites10
- insecure10
- penuries10
- preunite10
- pruniest10
- resupine10
- secretin10
- sinecure10
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