Is CRUSTACEANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRUSTACEANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRUSTACEANS mean?
Crustaceans is a form of CRUSTACEAN.
- 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
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CRUSTACEANS
CRUSTACEANS 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 CRUSTACEANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crustacean14
- accusants13
- acutances13
- carcanets13
- crustacea13
- accurate12
- accusant12
- accusers12
- acutance12
- cactuses12
- carcanet12
- carcases12
- scarcest12
- anacruses11
- assurance11
- recusants11
- accents11
- accrues11
- accurst11
- accuser11
- accuses11
- cancers11
- carcase11
- carcass11
- saccate11
- caesuras10
- cantuses10
- caterans10
- centaurs10
- curtanas10
- curtness10
- encrusts10
- nutcases10
- recusant10
- suncares10
- uncrates10
- accent10
- access10
- accrue10
- accuse10
- cactus10
- cancer10
- cercus10
- cruces10
- cusecs10
- scarce10
- actress9
- ancress9
- arcuate9
- arcuses9
- ascents9
- caesars9
- caestus9
- caesura9
- canters9
- carates9
- carnets9
- caserns9
- cassena9
- casters9
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