Is CAUTIONARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAUTIONARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAUTIONARY mean?
- adjective
warding off
“the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples”
- adjective
serving to warn
“shook a monitory finger at him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 CAUTIONARY
CAUTIONARY 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 CAUTIONARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caryotin13
- actuary12
- country12
- raucity12
- truancy12
- tyronic12
- arcuation11
- acuity11
- cairny11
- canary11
- county11
- crayon11
- outcry11
- curation10
- raincoat10
- unitary10
- canty10
- carny10
- corny10
- coyau10
- crony10
- cyano10
- cyton10
- oracy10
- uncoy10
- yonic10
- anticar9
- auction9
- carotin9
- caution9
- cortina9
- courant9
- curtain9
- curtana9
- ocarina9
- ruction9
- aroynt9
- notary9
- ratany9
- yantra9
- yautia9
- city9
- cony9
- cory9
- cyan9
- racy9
- yuca9
- acinar8
- action8
- anuric8
- aortic8
- arnica8
- atonic8
- cantor8
- carina8
- carton8
- cation8
- citron8
- contra8
- cornua8
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