Is CARICATURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARICATURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARICATURES mean?
Caricatures is a form of CARICATURE.
- verb
represent in or produce a caricature of
“The drawing caricatured the President”
- noun
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CARICATURES
CARICATURES 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 CARICATURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caricature14
- cercarias13
- crustacea13
- accurate12
- caesuric12
- cercaria12
- cruciate12
- curacies12
- actuaries11
- arcatures11
- accrues11
- accurst11
- accuser11
- acratic11
- arctics11
- ascetic11
- carcase11
- carices11
- caustic11
- cretics11
- ricracs11
- saccate11
- scarcer11
- arcature10
- crustier10
- erratics10
- recruits10
- suricate10
- accrue10
- accuse10
- acetic10
- arctic10
- cactus10
- caseic10
- cercis10
- cercus10
- circus10
- cretic10
- cruces10
- ricrac10
- scarce10
- arcuate9
- atresic9
- caesura9
- carates9
- caritas9
- carries9
- carters9
- cirrate9
- craters9
- cristae9
- cruiser9
- curaras9
- curares9
- curaris9
- curates9
- curites9
- curries9
- erratic9
- icterus9
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