Is CAVENDISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAVENDISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAVENDISHES mean?
Cavendishes is a form of CAVENDISH.
- noun
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 CAVENDISHES
CAVENDISHES 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 CAVENDISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cavendish18
- achieved17
- adhesives16
- evanished16
- achieves16
- seviches16
- chevied16
- deviances15
- evanishes15
- heaviness15
- adhesive15
- vanished15
- achieve15
- chevies15
- seviche15
- ascensive14
- dehisces14
- deviance14
- echidnae14
- echidnas14
- encashed14
- enchased14
- schneids14
- vanishes14
- vendaces14
- havened14
- sheaved14
- chives14
- schavs14
- headiness13
- achiness13
- encashes13
- enchases13
- nacheses13
- advices13
- chained13
- chassed13
- chinsed13
- dehisce13
- devices13
- echidna13
- evanish13
- evinced13
- heavens13
- heavies13
- schneid13
- shavies13
- sheaves13
- vahines13
- vendace13
- heaved13
- shaved13
- shived13
- chive13
- schav13
- advisees12
- avidness12
- danishes12
- dasheens12
- endashes12
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