Is DAYCARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAYCARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAYCARES mean?
Daycares is a form of DAYCARE.
- noun
childcare during the day while parents work
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DAYCARES
DAYCARES 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 DAYCARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- daycare13
- cedary12
- cyders12
- decays12
- descry12
- daresay11
- creasy11
- scarey11
- cyder11
- decay11
- decry11
- arcades10
- ascared10
- derays10
- scary10
- arcade9
- cadres9
- cedars9
- sacred9
- scared9
- deary9
- deray9
- drays9
- dryas9
- dyers9
- rayed9
- ready9
- sayed9
- yards9
- cays9
- racy9
- scry9
- syce9
- arecas8
- caesar8
- acred8
- arced8
- cades8
- cadre8
- cards8
- cared8
- cased8
- cedar8
- creds8
- daces8
- eyras8
- raced8
- rayas8
- resay8
- sayer8
- years8
- days8
- deys8
- dray8
- drys8
- dyer8
- dyes8
- yard8
- cay8
- cry8
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