Is THERMIONICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THERMIONICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THERMIONICS mean?
- noun
the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 18 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 THERMIONICS
THERMIONICS 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 THERMIONICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thermionic17
- chromiest16
- chromites16
- nichromes16
- trichomes16
- chrismon15
- chromite15
- hermitic15
- isocheim15
- isochime15
- nichrome15
- trichome15
- heroinism14
- horsemint14
- ironsmith14
- thermions14
- chemist14
- chimers14
- chrisom14
- chromes14
- chromis14
- echoism14
- homeric14
- isthmic14
- thermic14
- cretinism13
- eroticism13
- intercoms13
- isometric13
- semitonic13
- chorines13
- chortens13
- christen13
- christie13
- citherns13
- cithrens13
- historic13
- hominies13
- ichnites13
- isotherm13
- notchers13
- notchier13
- orchitis13
- ornithic13
- snitcher13
- thermion13
- chemos13
- chimer13
- chimes13
- chirms13
- chrism13
- chrome13
- cometh13
- mensch13
- miches13
- mochis13
- schmoe13
- smirch13
- centimos12
- centrism12
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