Is CANCEROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANCEROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANCEROUS mean?
- adjective
relating to or affected with cancer
“a cancerous growth”
- adjective
like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads
“remorse was cancerous within him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CANCEROUS
CANCEROUS 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 CANCEROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accrues11
- accuser11
- cancers11
- concurs11
- nacreous10
- accrue10
- accuse10
- cancer10
- cercus10
- concur10
- corsac10
- crocus10
- cruces10
- occurs10
- scarce10
- sconce10
- soccer10
- succor10
- acerous9
- canoers9
- carouse9
- coarsen9
- conures9
- corneas9
- narcose9
- ouncers9
- suncare9
- cocas9
- cosec9
- crocs9
- cusec9
- occur9
- secco9
- acorns8
- caners8
- canoer8
- canoes8
- casern8
- causer8
- censor8
- cerous8
- cesura8
- coarse8
- conure8
- cornea8
- cornua8
- cornus8
- course8
- cranes8
- crones8
- crouse8
- nacres8
- narcos8
- oceans8
- ocreas8
- ouncer8
- ounces8
- racons8
- rances8
- recons8
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