Is CENTRIFUGE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTRIFUGE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTRIFUGE mean?
- verb
rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
- noun
an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + U (1) + G (2) + E (1) = 16 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 CENTRIFUGE
Single letters that turn CENTRIFUGE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from CENTRIFUGE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- refecting15
- frenetic13
- infecter13
- reinfect13
- refuting12
- fungic12
- erecting11
- eructing11
- gentrice11
- feigner11
- figtree11
- freeing11
- gunfire11
- reefing11
- turfing11
- fencer11
- fierce11
- infect11
- refect11
- ceinture10
- enuretic10
- eugenic10
- generic10
- genetic10
- trucing10
- feeing10
- feting10
- feuing10
- figure10
- finger10
- fringe10
- giftee10
- refuge10
- regift10
- cruft10
- fence10
- geniture9
- enteric9
- enticer9
- eucrite9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
- ferine9
- refine9
- refute9
- unfree9
- feign9
- fungi9
- grief9
- grift9
- cuif9
- curf9
- fice9
- fuci9
- integer8
- treeing8
- trueing8
- center8
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