Is THALIDOMIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THALIDOMIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THALIDOMIDES mean?
Thalidomides is a form of THALIDOMIDE.
- noun
a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + D (2) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 THALIDOMIDES
THALIDOMIDES 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 THALIDOMIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thalidomide18
- ethmoidal15
- halidomes15
- hemiolias14
- lithemias14
- demolish14
- ditheism14
- ethmoids14
- halidome14
- halidoms14
- headmost14
- hematoid14
- isthmoid14
- maddish14
- modalities13
- misdialed13
- helotism13
- hemiolas13
- hemiolia13
- homilies13
- homilist13
- lithemia13
- mailshot13
- dishelm13
- ethmoid13
- haemoid13
- halidom13
- lamedhs13
- maidish13
- methods13
- mildish13
- diamides12
- dolmades12
- misdated12
- shitload12
- sodamide12
- atheism12
- daledhs12
- haddest12
- hamlets12
- hemiola12
- homiest12
- laddish12
- emdash12
- hemoid12
- lamedh12
- mashed12
- method12
- modish12
- moshed12
- shamed12
- atomised11
- delimits11
- haliotis11
- idealism11
- limiteds11
- medalist11
- melodias11
- melodist11
- miladies11
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