Is THERMIONIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THERMIONIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THERMIONIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of thermions
“thermionic cathode”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 17 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 THERMIONIC
Single letters that turn THERMIONIC 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 THERMIONIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chromite15
- hermitic15
- nichrome15
- trichome15
- homeric14
- thermic14
- notchier13
- ornithic13
- thermion13
- chimer13
- chrome13
- cometh13
- intercom12
- chorine12
- chorten12
- cithern12
- cithren12
- hircine12
- ichnite12
- itchier12
- mothier12
- notcher12
- thionic12
- chemo12
- chime12
- chirm12
- hemic12
- merch12
- miche12
- mochi12
- ohmic12
- centimo11
- cremini11
- crimine11
- incomer11
- meiotic11
- mincier11
- mortice11
- tonemic11
- chitin11
- chiton11
- cither11
- coheir11
- echini11
- enrich11
- ethnic11
- hector11
- hermit11
- heroic11
- hitmen11
- homier11
- incher11
- menhir11
- mither11
- mother11
- rhotic11
- richen11
- rochet11
- rotche11
- techno11
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