Is CASSOWARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CASSOWARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CASSOWARIES mean?
Cassowaries is a form of CASSOWARY.
- noun
large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + 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 CASSOWARIES
CASSOWARIES 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 CASSOWARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carassows14
- crosswise14
- carassow13
- cowries12
- escrows12
- sowcars12
- ascarises11
- cowers11
- cowier11
- cowrie11
- escrow11
- screws11
- sowcar11
- rosaceas10
- scariose10
- wiseass10
- wrasses10
- cower10
- craws10
- crews10
- crows10
- scows10
- screw10
- ascaris9
- ascesis9
- caesars9
- cassias9
- crosses9
- oracies9
- rosacea9
- rosaces9
- scissor9
- scoriae9
- resaws9
- resows9
- sawers9
- serows9
- sewars9
- sowars9
- sowers9
- swears9
- wisses9
- worses9
- wrasse9
- caws9
- cows9
- craw9
- crew9
- crow9
- scow9
- across8
- arecas8
- caesar8
- caress8
- caries8
- carses8
- cassia8
- cassis8
- cerias8
- coarse8
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