Is CORTICOSTEROID a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CORTICOSTEROID is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CORTICOSTEROID mean?
- noun
a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
“adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + I (1) + D (2) = 19 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 CORTICOSTEROID
Single letters that turn CORTICOSTEROID 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 CORTICOSTEROID
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- codirectors16
- codirector15
- corticoids15
- codirects14
- corticoid14
- cricetids14
- redistrict13
- retrodicts13
- tortricids13
- corticose13
- creosotic13
- crocoites13
- tricrotic13
- codirect13
- cricetid13
- cricoids13
- deictics13
- dicrotic13
- coeditors12
- corrodies12
- creditors12
- directors12
- recordist12
- retrodict12
- siderotic12
- tortricid12
- cocottes12
- corrects12
- cortices12
- crocoite12
- icterics12
- codices12
- cricoid12
- decocts12
- deictic12
- docetic12
- correttos11
- eroticist11
- tortrices11
- trisector11
- coeditor11
- cordites11
- corodies11
- corrodes11
- creditor11
- dictiest11
- director11
- district11
- cerotic11
- ciceros11
- cocotte11
- correct11
- cretics11
- critics11
- icteric11
- orectic11
- rococos11
- sirocco11
- tictocs11
- codecs11
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