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Is CAVERNOUS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CAVERNOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CAVERNOUS mean?

  1. adjective

    being or suggesting a cavern

    “vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone”

  2. adjective

    filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood

    “erectile tissue”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CAVERNOUS

CAVERNOUS 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 CAVERNOUS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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