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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

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6

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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