Is CHERISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHERISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHERISHED mean?
- adjective
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
“a cherished friend”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 CHERISHED
CHERISHED 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 CHERISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheshire16
- cherish15
- cheders13
- chiders13
- dehisce13
- herdics13
- cheder12
- chider12
- chides12
- dreich12
- herdic12
- cheers11
- creesh11
- riches11
- seiche11
- chide11
- eched11
- decries10
- deicers10
- heders10
- heired10
- hiders10
- cheer10
- eches10
- chid10
- hehs10
- ceders9
- ciders9
- creeds9
- deicer9
- deices9
- dicers9
- hirees9
- screed9
- scried9
- deshi9
- heder9
- heeds9
- herds9
- hider9
- hides9
- hired9
- sherd9
- shied9
- shred9
- sidhe9
- chis9
- eche9
- ichs9
- rich9
- heh9
- shh9
- cerise8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- cered8
- cider8
- creds8
- creed8
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