Is CTENOPHORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CTENOPHORES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CTENOPHORES mean?
Ctenophores is a form of CTENOPHORE.
- noun
biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CTENOPHORES
CTENOPHORES 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 CTENOPHORES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ctenophore17
- poechores16
- prechoose16
- prechosen16
- hencoops15
- penoches15
- poechore15
- prechose15
- sheepcot15
- noosphere14
- hencoop14
- penoche14
- perches14
- ponchos14
- pooches14
- porches14
- pschent14
- copestone13
- copresent13
- stonecrop13
- cheroots13
- chortens13
- coherent13
- hoopster13
- notchers13
- oosphere13
- potheens13
- rechoose13
- rechosen13
- schooner13
- torchons13
- trenches13
- trochees13
- cheeps13
- epochs13
- poncho13
- speech13
- percents12
- potences12
- precents12
- cheeros12
- cheroot12
- chooser12
- chorten12
- coheres12
- cohorts12
- echoers12
- etchers12
- hectors12
- heptose12
- hoopers12
- notcher12
- notches12
- phoners12
- photons12
- potheen12
- pothers12
- rechose12
- retches12
- rochets12
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