Is CENTAURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTAURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTAURS mean?
Centaurs is a form of CENTAUR.
- noun
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- noun
a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CENTAURS
CENTAURS 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.
Anagrams of CENTAURS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CENTAURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recusant10
- uncrates10
- canters9
- carnets9
- centaur9
- curates9
- encrust9
- nectars9
- nutcase9
- recants9
- scanter9
- suncare9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- uncrate9
- acuter8
- acutes8
- ascent8
- caners8
- canter8
- cantus8
- carets8
- carnet8
- cartes8
- casern8
- caster8
- caters8
- causer8
- centas8
- centra8
- cesura8
- cranes8
- crates8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- cuesta8
- curate8
- curets8
- enacts8
- eructs8
- nacres8
- nectar8
- rances8
- reacts8
- recant8
- recast8
- rectus8
- recuts8
- saucer8
- secant8
- stance8
- tanrec8
- traces8
- trance8
- truces8
- uncase8
- uncast8
- usance8
- natures7
- saunter7
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