Is CAREERISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAREERISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAREERISTS mean?
Careerists is a form of CAREERIST.
- noun
a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CAREERISTS
CAREERISTS 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 CAREERISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- careerist11
- creasiest11
- scarriest11
- sectaries11
- traceries11
- caresser10
- caterers10
- cateress10
- cerastes10
- creasers10
- creasier10
- erratics10
- reciters10
- recrates10
- retraces10
- scariest10
- terraces10
- rasterise9
- actress9
- ascites9
- atresic9
- careers9
- carries9
- carters9
- casters9
- caterer9
- cerates9
- cerises9
- cerites9
- cirrate9
- crasser9
- craters9
- creaser9
- creases9
- creates9
- cresset9
- cristae9
- ecartes9
- ectases9
- ectasis9
- erratic9
- raciest9
- racists9
- recasts9
- reciter9
- recites9
- recrate9
- resects9
- retrace9
- sacrist9
- scarers9
- scarier9
- secrets9
- stearic9
- terrace9
- tierces9
- tracers9
- arteries8
- asserter8
- reassert8
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