Is CELEBRITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CELEBRITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CELEBRITY mean?
- noun
a widely known person
“he was a baseball celebrity”
- noun
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 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 CELEBRITY
CELEBRITY 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 CELEBRITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- celerity13
- beylic13
- beerily12
- erectly12
- liberty12
- cyber12
- terebic11
- celery11
- ribeye11
- trebly11
- trilby11
- terbic10
- beery10
- beryl10
- lycee10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- reticle9
- tiercel9
- eerily9
- celeb9
- rebec9
- byre9
- byrl9
- byte9
- city9
- belier8
- belter8
- ceiler8
- cerite8
- recite8
- relict8
- riblet8
- tercel8
- tierce8
- treble8
- eyrie8
- leery8
- riley8
- bice8
- crib8
- bey8
- bye8
- cry8
- icy8
- belie7
- beret7
- betel7
- birle7
- biter7
- blite7
- citer7
- creel7
- elect7
- erect7
- liber7
- rebel7
- recit7
- recti7
- relic7
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