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
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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