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Is CHEATS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CHEATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CHEATS mean?

Cheats is a form of CHEAT.

  1. verb

    deprive somebody of something by deceit

    “The con-man beat me out of $50”

  2. verb

    defeat someone through trickery or deceit

  3. verb

    engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

    “Who's chiseling on the side?”

  4. noun

    weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

6

Letters

C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 CHEATS

CHEATS 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.

Anagrams of CHEATS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CHEATS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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