Is CICATRICES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CICATRICES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CICATRICES mean?
Cicatrices is a form of CICATRIX.
- noun
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + 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 CICATRICES
CICATRICES 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 CICATRICES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cicatrice15
- cicatrise13
- icterics12
- arctics11
- ascetic11
- ascitic11
- carices11
- cretics11
- critics11
- icteric11
- sciatic11
- acetic10
- arctic10
- caseic10
- cercis10
- citric10
- cretic10
- crisic10
- critic10
- scarce10
- atresic9
- cristae9
- eristic9
- raciest9
- satiric9
- stearic9
- cacti9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- circs9
- ictic9
- carets8
- caries8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cerias8
- citers8
- cities8
- crates8
- crista8
- ericas8
- iatric8
- iciest8
- racist8
- reacts8
- recast8
- recits8
- steric8
- traces8
- triacs8
- trices8
- ceca8
- airiest7
- acres7
- areic7
- cares7
- caret7
- carse7
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