Is CENTILES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTILES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTILES mean?
Centiles is a form of CENTILE.
- noun
(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (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 CENTILES
CENTILES 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 CENTILES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centile9
- clients9
- entices9
- lectins9
- license9
- licente9
- sectile9
- selenic9
- silence9
- stencil9
- client8
- clines8
- elects8
- entice8
- incels8
- incest8
- insect8
- lectin8
- lentic8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- select8
- stelic8
- lenites7
- lisente7
- setline7
- tensile7
- ceils7
- celts7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cines7
- cites7
- cline7
- clits7
- elect7
- etics7
- incel7
- niece7
- scene7
- scent7
- since7
- slice7
- telic7
- elints6
- elites6
- enisle6
- enlist6
- ensile6
- inlets6
- intels6
- lenite6
- listee6
- listen6
- nestle6
- senile6
- silent6
- tenesi6
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