FAQ on words containing NUC
What are the best Scrabble words containing NUC?
The highest scoring Scrabble word containing NUC is Exonuclease, which is worth at least 20 points without any bonuses. The next best words containing NUC are Homonuclear, Nucleophile and Polynuclear, which are each worth 18 points. Other high score words containing NUC are Cornucopian (17), Cornucopias (17), Eunuchisms (17), Macronuclei (17), Micronuclei (17).
| Word | Letters | Points |
|---|---|---|
| exonuclease | 11 | 20 |
| homonuclear | 11 | 18 |
| nucleophile | 11 | 18 |
| polynuclear | 11 | 18 |
| cornucopian | 11 | 17 |
| cornucopias | 11 | 17 |
| eunuchisms | 10 | 17 |
| macronuclei | 11 | 17 |
| micronuclei | 11 | 17 |
| nucleoplasm | 11 | 17 |
1 more word also scores 17 points.
How many words contain the letters NUC?
There are 102 words that contain the letters NUC in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 24 are 11 letter words, 19 are 10 letter words, 22 are 9 letter words, 18 are 8 letter words, 13 are 7 letter words, 4 are 6 letter words and 2 are 5 letter words.
How many two letter words contain the letters NUC?
There are no two letter Scrabble words that contain NUC.