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.
- 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
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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.
- centipede14
- inspected14
- incepted13
- epicenes12
- pectines12
- depicts12
- discept12
- spected12
- epicene11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- depict11
- pieced11
- spiced11
- deceits10
- deepens10
- deepest10
- descent10
- despite10
- dipnets10
- enticed10
- scented10
- steeped10
- stipend10
- incept10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- pieces10
- septic10
- specie10
- spence10
- neediest9
- entices9
- epeeist9
- steepen9
- censed9
- cisted9
- deceit9
- decent9
- deepen9
- deices9
- dipnet9
- edenic9
- edicts9
- espied9
- peened9
- peined9
- peised9
- secede9
- seeped9
- sniped9
- spined9
- spited9
- stiped9
- cepes9
- epics9
- pence9
- piece9
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