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Is CENTIPEDES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CENTIPEDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CENTIPEDES mean?

Centipedes is a form of CENTIPEDE.

  1. noun

    chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10

C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CENTIPEDES

CENTIPEDES 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 CENTIPEDES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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