Is CERUMINOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CERUMINOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CERUMINOUS mean?
- adjective
relating to or secreting cerumen
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CERUMINOUS
CERUMINOUS 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 CERUMINOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consumer12
- incomers12
- mucinous12
- mucrones12
- numerics12
- sermonic12
- ceriums11
- coniums11
- consume11
- coriums11
- crimson11
- crinums11
- curiums11
- incomer11
- incomes11
- mesonic11
- microns11
- mincers11
- murices11
- numeric11
- unicoms11
- cernuous10
- coenurus10
- coinsure10
- insource10
- monsieur10
- numerous10
- cerium10
- cesium10
- comers10
- conium10
- corium10
- crimes10
- crinum10
- cumins10
- curium10
- income10
- micron10
- micros10
- mincer10
- minces10
- miscue10
- mucins10
- mucors10
- mucose10
- mucous10
- mucros10
- muonic10
- neumic10
- socmen10
- unicom10
- unicum10
- uremic10
- coenuri9
- coiners9
- conures9
- cronies9
- curious9
- merinos9
- mousier9
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