Is CARESSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARESSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARESSED mean?
Caressed is a form of CARESS.
- verb
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
“He caressed her face”
- noun
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
“he showered her with caresses”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 CARESSED
CARESSED 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 CARESSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creased10
- decares10
- screeds10
- creases9
- cadres9
- ceased9
- cedars9
- ceders9
- cessed9
- creeds9
- decare9
- sacred9
- scared9
- screed9
- resedas8
- caress8
- carses8
- ceases8
- crases8
- crease8
- escars8
- recess8
- scares8
- screes8
- seracs8
- acred8
- arced8
- cades8
- cadre8
- cards8
- cared8
- cased8
- cedar8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cered8
- creds8
- creed8
- daces8
- raced8
- scads8
- erased7
- reseda7
- seared7
- seders7
- acres7
- cares7
- carse7
- cases7
- cease7
- ceres7
- crass7
- cress7
- escar7
- races7
- scare7
- scars7
- scree7
- serac7
- aced7
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