Is CERASTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CERASTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CERASTES mean?
- noun
highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CERASTES
CERASTES 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.
Anagrams of CERASTES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CERASTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cateress10
- actress9
- casters9
- cerates9
- creases9
- creates9
- cresset9
- ecartes9
- ectases9
- recasts9
- resects9
- secrets9
- caress8
- carets8
- carses8
- cartes8
- caster8
- castes8
- caters8
- ceases8
- cerate8
- certes8
- cestas8
- crases8
- crates8
- crease8
- create8
- crests8
- ecarte8
- erects8
- escars8
- reacts8
- recast8
- recess8
- resect8
- scares8
- scarts8
- screes8
- secret8
- seracs8
- terces8
- traces8
- easters7
- reseats7
- searest7
- seaters7
- teasers7
- tessera7
- acres7
- cares7
- caret7
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cater7
- cates7
- cease7
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