Is CHEERLEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEERLEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEERLEADS mean?
Cheerleads is a form of CHEERLEAD.
- verb
act as a cheerleader in a sports event
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 CHEERLEADS
CHEERLEADS 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 CHEERLEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheerlead15
- cheerled14
- creeshed14
- lechered14
- searched14
- leachers13
- cheders13
- cheered13
- cheesed13
- clashed13
- crashed13
- echards13
- leached13
- leeched13
- reached13
- ashlered12
- haeredes12
- clasher12
- larches12
- leacher12
- leaches12
- lechers12
- leeches12
- reaches12
- arched12
- cashed12
- chards12
- chared12
- chased12
- cheder12
- echard12
- leched12
- declares11
- decrease11
- rescaled11
- adheres11
- headers11
- hearsed11
- heeders11
- heralds11
- heredes11
- leashed11
- sheared11
- sheered11
- arches11
- chares11
- chaser11
- cheers11
- cheese11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- creesh11
- eschar11
- laches11
- lecher11
- leches11
- search11
- ached11
- chads11
- chard11
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