Is CRUSTACEAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRUSTACEAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRUSTACEAN mean?
- noun
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
- adjective
of or belonging to the class Crustacea
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) = 14 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 CRUSTACEAN
Single letters that turn CRUSTACEAN 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 CRUSTACEAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acutances13
- carcanets13
- crustacea13
- accurate12
- accusant12
- acutance12
- carcanet12
- accents11
- accrues11
- accurst11
- accuser11
- cancers11
- carcase11
- saccate11
- caterans10
- centaurs10
- curtanas10
- recusant10
- uncrates10
- accent10
- accrue10
- accuse10
- cactus10
- cancer10
- cercus10
- cruces10
- scarce10
- arcuate9
- caesura9
- canters9
- carates9
- carnets9
- catenas9
- cateran9
- centaur9
- curates9
- curtana9
- encrust9
- nectars9
- nutcase9
- recants9
- scanter9
- suncare9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- uncrate9
- cacas9
- caeca9
- cusec9
- acarus8
- acuate8
- acuter8
- acutes8
- arcane8
- arecas8
- ascent8
- caesar8
- caners8
- canter8
- cantus8
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