Is CENTRIOLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENTRIOLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENTRIOLE mean?
- noun
one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) = 11 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 CENTRIOLE
Single letters that turn CENTRIOLE 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 hooks1
Words you can make from CENTRIOLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- election10
- electron10
- erection10
- neoteric10
- centile9
- cineole9
- cointer9
- coterie9
- elector9
- electro9
- enteric9
- enticer9
- lectern9
- lection9
- licente9
- noticer9
- recline9
- reticle9
- tiercel9
- ceiler8
- cenote8
- center8
- centre8
- cerite8
- cineol8
- citole8
- citron8
- client8
- cloner8
- coiler8
- coiner8
- colter8
- cornel8
- cornet8
- cortin8
- crenel8
- creole8
- cretin8
- encore8
- enolic8
- entice8
- erotic8
- lectin8
- lector8
- lentic8
- lictor8
- noetic8
- notice8
- orcein8
- recent8
- recite8
- recoil8
- recoin8
- relict8
- retcon8
- tenrec8
- tercel8
- tierce8
- eloiner7
- retinol7
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