Is CHERISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHERISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHERISHES mean?
Cherishes is a form of CHERISH.
- verb
be fond of; be attached to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CHERISHES
CHERISHES 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 CHERISHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CHERISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheshires17
- cheshire16
- cherish15
- seiches12
- sheesh12
- cheers11
- creesh11
- riches11
- seiche11
- heiress10
- cheer10
- chess10
- eches10
- hehs10
- cerises9
- hirees9
- hisser9
- reshes9
- sheers9
- shiers9
- shires9
- chis9
- eche9
- ichs9
- rich9
- heh9
- shh9
- cerise8
- crises8
- ecesis8
- recess8
- screes8
- scries8
- heirs8
- heres8
- hiree8
- hires8
- sheer8
- shier8
- shies8
- shire8
- shris8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ceres7
- cires7
- cress7
- cries7
- rices7
- scree7
- sices7
- heir7
- here7
- hers7
- hies7
- hire7
- hiss7
- resh7
- sesh7
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