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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
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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