Is CAUTERISATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAUTERISATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAUTERISATION mean?
- noun
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CAUTERISATION
Single letters that turn CAUTERISATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CAUTERISATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ratiocinates14
- aeronautics13
- astronautic13
- creationist13
- eructations13
- ratiocinate13
- recitations13
- rustication13
- urtications13
- actuations12
- aeronautic12
- anticaries12
- antierotic12
- antiracist12
- arcuations12
- atrocities12
- austenitic12
- carnotites12
- castration12
- cauterants12
- cautioners12
- cointreaus12
- eructation12
- recautions12
- recitation12
- tricotines12
- trisection12
- unartistic12
- urtication12
- actioners11
- actuaries11
- actuation11
- actuators11
- anoretics11
- arcuation11
- ascertain11
- autocrats11
- autocrine11
- carnotite11
- caseation11
- causation11
- cauterant11
- cautioner11
- citations11
- cointreau11
- corneitis11
- cornetist11
- countries11
- courantes11
- courtesan11
- craniates11
- creations11
- cretinous11
- cuisinart11
- curations11
- eroticist11
- interacts11
- intercuts11
- intricate11
- narcotise11
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