Is CETACEANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CETACEANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CETACEANS mean?
Cetaceans is a form of CETACEAN.
- noun
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
- adjective
of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + A (1) + N (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 CETACEANS
CETACEANS 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 CETACEANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acescent12
- cetacean12
- accents11
- saccate11
- accent10
- caseate9
- catenae9
- catenas9
- cetanes9
- tenaces9
- cacas9
- caeca9
- ascent8
- catena8
- centas8
- cetane8
- enacts8
- encase8
- sancta8
- seance8
- secant8
- seneca8
- stance8
- tacans8
- tenace8
- caca8
- ceca8
- aceta7
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- caste7
- cates7
- cease7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesta7
- cetes7
- enact7
- scant7
- scena7
- scene7
- scent7
- tacan7
- taces7
- ansate6
- enates6
- sateen6
- senate6
- aces6
- acne6
- acta6
- acts6
- cane6
- cans6
- cant6
- casa6
- case6
- cast6
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