Is CEPHALOSPORINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CEPHALOSPORINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CEPHALOSPORINS mean?
Cephalosporins is a form of CEPHALOSPORIN.
- noun
one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 23 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 CEPHALOSPORINS
CEPHALOSPORINS 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 CEPHALOSPORINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cephalosporin22
- hippocrases20
- choppiness19
- schnappers19
- polariscopes18
- resophonics18
- copperahs18
- hippocras18
- pansophic18
- prophasic18
- schnapper18
- spaceship18
- polariscope17
- scaloppines17
- apophonies17
- censorship17
- pansophies17
- preschools17
- resophonic17
- chappies17
- chippers17
- choppers17
- choppier17
- copperah17
- sapphics17
- schappes17
- schlepps17
- schnapps17
- processional16
- scaloppine16
- canephors16
- cashspiel16
- cephalins16
- chaperons16
- ecphrasis16
- happiness16
- hoppiness16
- hornpipes16
- parchesis16
- phenolics16
- pinochles16
- pinschers16
- porchless16
- preschool16
- prophases16
- sapphires16
- spherical16
- spinaches16
- chappie16
- chipper16
- chopper16
- sapphic16
- schappe16
- schlepp16
- acropolises15
- anchorless15
- isochronal15
- isochrones15
- parhelions15
- planishers15
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