Is CORTISONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CORTISONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CORTISONES mean?
Cortisones is a form of CORTISONE.
- noun
a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CORTISONES
CORTISONES 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 CORTISONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cortisone11
- crooniest11
- cisterns10
- cistrons10
- cointers10
- conioses10
- consorts10
- coonties10
- corniest10
- coronets10
- crosstie10
- crostino10
- necrosis10
- noticers10
- ossicone10
- scooters10
- sections10
- rootiness9
- censors9
- cession9
- cistern9
- cistron9
- citrons9
- coiners9
- cointer9
- consist9
- consort9
- coontie9
- cooters9
- cooties9
- cornets9
- coronet9
- corsets9
- cortins9
- cosiest9
- cosines9
- costers9
- cretins9
- cretons9
- cronies9
- crotons9
- erotics9
- escorts9
- incests9
- incross9
- insects9
- nostocs9
- noticer9
- notices9
- octrois9
- orceins9
- oscines9
- recoins9
- retcons9
- roscoes9
- scooter9
- scoters9
- section9
- sectors9
- tocsins9
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