Is CARYATIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARYATIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARYATIDES mean?
Caryatides is a form of CARYATID.
- noun
a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (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 CARYATIDES
CARYATIDES 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 CARYATIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caryatids15
- caryatid14
- daycares14
- daycare13
- edacity13
- radicates12
- satyric12
- sectary12
- cedary12
- cidery12
- cyders12
- decays12
- descry12
- acridest11
- cadaster11
- cadastre11
- radicate11
- daresay11
- daystar11
- dietary11
- satyrid11
- strayed11
- creasy11
- scarey11
- acidy11
- cyder11
- decay11
- decry11
- dicey11
- dicty11
- acarids10
- acedias10
- arcades10
- ascared10
- ascarid10
- cardiae10
- cardias10
- credits10
- dacites10
- directs10
- drastic10
- radices10
- redacts10
- scarted10
- sidecar10
- datary10
- derays10
- dryest10
- stayed10
- steady10
- yairds10
- scary10
- airdates9
- dataries9
- radiates9
- atresic9
- carates9
- caritas9
- cristae9
- raciest9
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