Is CENTIMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTIMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTIMES mean?
Centimes is a form of CENTIME.
- noun
a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
- noun
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CENTIMES
CENTIMES 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 CENTIMES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CENTIMES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tenesmic12
- cements11
- centime11
- emetics11
- cement10
- emetic10
- icemen10
- minces10
- emetins9
- entices9
- emics9
- mesic9
- mince9
- emetin8
- entice8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- emic8
- mice8
- mics8
- cense7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cines7
- cites7
- emits7
- etics7
- items7
- meets7
- mense7
- mesne7
- metes7
- metis7
- miens7
- mines7
- mints7
- mites7
- neems7
- niece7
- scene7
- scent7
- semen7
- since7
- smite7
- stime7
- teems7
- times7
- mic7
- tenesi6
- cees6
- cent6
- cete6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
- emes6
- emit6
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