Is CITRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CITRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CITRATES mean?
Citrates is a form of CITRATE.
- verb
cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun
a salt or ester of citric acid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CITRATES
CITRATES 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 CITRATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CITRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cristate10
- scattier10
- astrict9
- atresic9
- atretic9
- cattier9
- catties9
- citrate9
- cristae9
- raciest9
- scatter9
- statice9
- stearic9
- trisect9
- attics8
- carets8
- caries8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cattie8
- cerias8
- citers8
- crates8
- crista8
- ericas8
- racist8
- reacts8
- recast8
- recits8
- stacte8
- static8
- steric8
- strict8
- traces8
- tracts8
- triacs8
- trices8
- artiest7
- artiste7
- attires7
- iratest7
- ratites7
- striate7
- tastier7
- acres7
- areic7
- attic7
- cares7
- caret7
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- caste7
- cater7
- cates7
- ceria7
- certs7
- cesta7
- cesti7
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