Is URACILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, URACILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does URACILS mean?
Uracils is a form of URACIL.
- noun
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 URACILS
URACILS 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 URACILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caulis8
- cauris8
- curial8
- uracil8
- arcus7
- aulic7
- auric7
- carls7
- cauls7
- cauri7
- crias7
- curia7
- curls7
- laics7
- salic7
- scaur7
- sulci7
- urials6
- arcs6
- asci6
- cals6
- carl6
- cars6
- caul6
- cria6
- cris6
- crus6
- curl6
- curs6
- lacs6
- laic6
- scar6
- uric6
- arils5
- auris5
- lairs5
- laris5
- liars5
- liras5
- rails5
- rials5
- sural5
- urial5
- arc5
- cal5
- car5
- cis5
- cru5
- cur5
- lac5
- sac5
- sic5
- ails4
- airs4
- aril4
- lair4
- lari4
- lars4
- liar4
- lias4
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