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
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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