Is CENTAURIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTAURIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTAURIES mean?
Centauries is a form of CENTAURY.
- noun
any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- noun
any plant of the genus Centaurea
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CENTAURIES
CENTAURIES 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 CENTAURIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cauteries11
- cauterise11
- ceintures11
- centiares11
- centuries11
- cisternae11
- creatines11
- enuretics11
- iterances11
- nectaries11
- truancies11
- uncreates11
- anuretic10
- canister10
- causerie10
- ceinture10
- centares10
- centaurs10
- centiare10
- ceratins10
- cerusite10
- cineaste10
- cisterna10
- creatine10
- creatins10
- curtains10
- cutesier10
- enterics10
- enticers10
- enuretic10
- eucaines10
- eucrites10
- increase10
- increate10
- insecure10
- iterance10
- reascent10
- recusant10
- reenacts10
- sarcenet10
- scantier10
- secateur10
- secretin10
- sinecure10
- suricate10
- tacrines10
- uncrates10
- uncreate10
- estuarine9
- acetins9
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- atresic9
- canters9
- careens9
- carnets9
- carnies9
- caserne9
- censure9
- centare9
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