Is CHEATGRASS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEATGRASS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 16 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEATGRASS mean?
- noun
annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CHEATGRASS
CHEATGRASS 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 CHEATGRASS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gatecrash15
- catharses14
- gatchers14
- charases13
- starches13
- tracheas13
- charges13
- gachers13
- gatcher13
- gatches13
- chasers12
- chaster12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- trachea12
- chagas12
- charge12
- gacher12
- gaches12
- cartages11
- gashest11
- gathers11
- arches11
- cashes11
- chaeta11
- charas11
- chares11
- charts11
- chaser11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- cherts11
- chests11
- eschar11
- rachet11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- search11
- starch11
- taches11
- chaga11
- gatch11
- cartage10
- rashest10
- trashes10
- aghast10
- garths10
- gasher10
- gashes10
- gather10
- gerahs10
- aches10
- caths10
- chare10
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