Is CADAVEROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CADAVEROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CADAVEROUS mean?
- adjective
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
“a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”
- adjective
of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
“we had long anticipated his cadaverous end”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + D (2) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 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 CADAVEROUS
CADAVEROUS 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 CADAVEROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cadavers14
- couvades14
- cadaver13
- couvade13
- scarved13
- savoured12
- carved12
- craved12
- curved12
- caroused11
- devours11
- oversad11
- savored11
- carves11
- cavers11
- corves11
- covers11
- craves11
- curves11
- varecs11
- caved11
- coved11
- araceous10
- arcades10
- ascared10
- coursed10
- crusade10
- crusado10
- scoured10
- sourced10
- devour10
- droves10
- vadose10
- carve10
- cavas10
- caver10
- caves10
- cover10
- coves10
- crave10
- curve10
- vacua10
- varec10
- voces10
- acerous9
- caesura9
- carouse9
- rosacea9
- arcade9
- cadres9
- caused9
- cedars9
- coders9
- coudes9
- credos9
- crudes9
- crudos9
- cursed9
- decors9
- doucer9
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