Is CENTESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTESIS mean?
- noun
(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (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 CENTESIS
CENTESIS 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 CENTESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- entices9
- incests9
- insects9
- censes8
- ecesis8
- entice8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- scents8
- sestine7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cines7
- cists7
- cites7
- etics7
- niece7
- scene7
- scent7
- sects7
- sices7
- since7
- insets6
- seines6
- sensei6
- steins6
- tenesi6
- tenses6
- cees6
- cent6
- cess6
- cete6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
- etic6
- ices6
- nice6
- secs6
- sect6
- sice6
- sics6
- tecs6
- tics6
- esnes5
- inset5
- neist5
- nests5
- nites5
- seine5
- seise5
- senes5
- sense5
- sente5
- senti5
Study CENTESIS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.