Is AUTOCLAVED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUTOCLAVED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUTOCLAVED mean?
Autoclaved is a form of AUTOCLAVE.
- noun
a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
- verb
subject to the action of an autoclave
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 AUTOCLAVED
AUTOCLAVED 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.
Anagrams of AUTOCLAVED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from AUTOCLAVED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vacuolated16
- autoclave14
- vacuolate14
- advocate14
- alcoved13
- couvade13
- vacated13
- ovulated12
- valuated12
- caveola12
- clavate12
- coaeval12
- octaval12
- vacuole12
- advect12
- calved12
- autocade11
- vaulted11
- voluted11
- alcove11
- avocet11
- caveat11
- coeval11
- octave11
- vacate11
- caved11
- coved11
- caudate10
- clouted10
- located10
- ovulate10
- valuate10
- devout10
- valued10
- volted10
- calve10
- clave10
- clove10
- covet10
- vacua10
- vocal10
- alcade9
- caudal9
- caudle9
- cedula9
- coaled9
- coated9
- colead9
- coulda9
- ductal9
- dulcet9
- talced9
- valuta9
- volute9
- duvet9
- laved9
- loved9
- veldt9
- voled9
- voted9
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