Is CHERRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHERRIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHERRIES mean?
Cherries is a form of CHERRY.
- noun
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
- noun
any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
- noun
a red fruit with a single hard stone
- noun
a red the color of ripe cherries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CHERRIES
Single letters that turn CHERRIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CHERRIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chirres12
- cheers11
- chirre11
- chirrs11
- creesh11
- richer11
- riches11
- seiche11
- herries10
- rehires10
- cheer10
- chirr10
- eches10
- hirees9
- hirers9
- rehire9
- chis9
- eche9
- ichs9
- rich9
- cerise8
- criers8
- ricers8
- heirs8
- heres8
- hiree8
- hirer8
- hires8
- sheer8
- shier8
- shire8
- shirr8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ceres7
- cires7
- crier7
- cries7
- ricer7
- rices7
- scree7
- heir7
- here7
- hers7
- hies7
- hire7
- resh7
- shri7
- rerise6
- sirree6
- cees6
- cere6
- cire6
- cris6
- ices6
- recs6
- rice6
- sice6
- her6
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