Is CHEATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEATED mean?
Cheated is a form of CHEAT.
- verb
deprive somebody of something by deceit
“The con-man beat me out of $50”
- verb
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- verb
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
“Who's chiseling on the side?”
- noun
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 CHEATED
CHEATED 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 CHEATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cathed12
- detach12
- etched12
- teched12
- thecae11
- ached11
- eched11
- heated10
- cheat10
- tache10
- teach10
- theca10
- chad10
- death9
- hated9
- ache9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- tach9
- tech9
- acted8
- cadet8
- ahed8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- heed8
- aced7
- cade7
- cede7
- dace7
- eath7
- haet7
- hate7
- heat7
- thae7
- thee7
- dah7
- edh7
- had7
- cate6
- cete6
- tace6
- cad6
- eth6
- hae6
- hat6
- het6
- the6
- date5
- deet5
- teed5
- ace5
- act5
- cat5
- cee5
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