Is CORTICOSTEROIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CORTICOSTEROIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CORTICOSTEROIDS mean?
Corticosteroids is a form of CORTICOSTEROID.
- 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
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
15
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) + S (1) = 20 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 CORTICOSTEROIDS
CORTICOSTEROIDS 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 CORTICOSTEROIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- corticosteroid19
- codirectors16
- codirector15
- corticoids15
- redistricts14
- codirects14
- corticoid14
- cricetids14
- recordists13
- redistrict13
- retrodicts13
- tortricids13
- corticose13
- creosotic13
- crocoites13
- tricrotic13
- codirect13
- cricetid13
- cricoids13
- deictics13
- dicrotic13
- eroticists12
- trisectors12
- coeditors12
- corrodies12
- creditors12
- crosstied12
- directors12
- dissector12
- districts12
- recordist12
- retrodict12
- siderotic12
- tortricid12
- cocottes12
- corrects12
- cortices12
- crocoite12
- icterics12
- siroccos12
- codices12
- cricoid12
- decocts12
- deictic12
- docetic12
- distorters11
- correttos11
- eroticist11
- isosteric11
- restricts11
- tortrices11
- trisector11
- cestoids11
- coeditor11
- cordites11
- corodies11
- corrodes11
- creditor11
- dictiest11
- director11
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