Is CHARACTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHARACTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHARACTERS mean?
Characters is a form of CHARACTER.
- noun
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
“she is the main character in the novel”
- noun
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
“each town has a quality all its own”
- noun
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
“education has for its object the formation of character”
- noun
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
“she played the part of Desdemona”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS 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 CHARACTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- character16
- scratcher16
- catchers15
- cratches15
- cachets14
- catcher14
- catches14
- scratch14
- catarrhs13
- charters13
- recharts13
- starcher13
- tracheas13
- caches13
- cachet13
- cratch13
- archers12
- catarrh12
- charter12
- chaster12
- crasher12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- rechart12
- trachea12
- cache12
- catch12
- carcase11
- saccate11
- scarcer11
- archer11
- arches11
- chaeta11
- charas11
- chares11
- charrs11
- charts11
- chaser11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- cherts11
- eschar11
- rachet11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- search11
- starch11
- taches11
- trasher10
- scarce10
- aches10
- caths10
- chare10
- charr10
- chars10
- chart10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chert10
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