Is CERTIORARIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CERTIORARIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CERTIORARIS mean?
Certioraris is a form of CERTIORARI.
- noun
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CERTIORARIS
CERTIORARIS 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 CERTIORARIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- certiorari12
- carrotier11
- oratrices11
- aoristic10
- carriers10
- creators10
- criteria10
- eroticas10
- erratics10
- reactors10
- scarrier10
- arroces9
- atresic9
- carrier9
- carries9
- carrots9
- carters9
- cirrate9
- cirrose9
- coarser9
- coaster9
- coaters9
- corries9
- corsair9
- craters9
- creator9
- cristae9
- crosier9
- eristic9
- erotica9
- erotics9
- erratic9
- oracies9
- orrices9
- raciest9
- reactor9
- recoats9
- rectors9
- satiric9
- scarier9
- scoriae9
- soritic9
- stearic9
- tracers9
- trocars9
- arrestor8
- rarities8
- rotaries8
- sartorii8
- starrier8
- tarriers8
- terroirs8
- actors8
- aortic8
- carers8
- carets8
- caries8
- carrot8
- carter8
- cartes8
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