Is CENTENARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTENARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTENARY mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
“centennial celebration”
- noun
the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 CENTENARY
CENTENARY 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 CENTENARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cannery12
- cayenne12
- nectary12
- tenancy12
- carney11
- cranny11
- entrance10
- tannery10
- canny10
- canty10
- carny10
- canteen9
- centare9
- centner9
- crenate9
- reenact9
- eatery9
- tranny9
- cyan9
- racy9
- canner8
- canter8
- careen8
- carnet8
- center8
- centra8
- centre8
- cerate8
- cetane8
- create8
- ecarte8
- nectar8
- recane8
- recant8
- recent8
- tanrec8
- tenace8
- tenrec8
- trance8
- entry8
- teary8
- teeny8
- tenny8
- tryna8
- yearn8
- yenta8
- yente8
- cay8
- cry8
- caner7
- caret7
- carte7
- cater7
- crane7
- crate7
- enact7
- erect7
- nacre7
- rance7
- react7
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