Is TERMINUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERMINUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERMINUSES mean?
Terminuses is a form of TERMINUS.
- noun
a place where something ends or is complete
- noun
the ultimate goal for which something is done
- noun
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- noun
either end of a railroad or bus route
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 10
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TERMINUSES
TERMINUSES 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 TERMINUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misenters11
- muensters11
- mutineers11
- emeritus10
- meisters10
- minsters10
- misenter10
- missteer10
- mistunes10
- muenster10
- munsters10
- muteness10
- mutineer10
- sternums10
- tenesmus10
- terminus10
- trimness10
- trisemes10
- unmiters10
- unmitres10
- emetins9
- ermines9
- estrums9
- meister9
- merises9
- messier9
- metiers9
- metisse9
- minster9
- minters9
- minuets9
- minuses9
- minuter9
- minutes9
- missent9
- misters9
- mistune9
- misuser9
- munster9
- mureins9
- murines9
- mussier9
- mustees9
- musters9
- mustier9
- mutines9
- nemesis9
- reemits9
- remints9
- remises9
- resumes9
- retimes9
- rumness9
- siemens9
- sistrum9
- smiters9
- sternum9
- surmise9
- triseme9
- trismus9
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