Is DECEREBRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECEREBRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECEREBRATES mean?
Decerebrates is a form of DECEREBRATE.
- verb
remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DECEREBRATES
DECEREBRATES 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 DECEREBRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decerebrate16
- cerebrated15
- cerebrates14
- desecrater13
- cerebrate13
- desecrate12
- recreated12
- redbreast12
- reerected12
- acerbest12
- bracted12
- recreates11
- bartered11
- breasted11
- breeders11
- careered11
- castered11
- cratered11
- debaters11
- decrease11
- decreers11
- rebreeds11
- recrated11
- resected11
- retraced11
- sacreder11
- scareder11
- secreted11
- terraced11
- acerber11
- bracers11
- cerebra11
- braced11
- seedeater10
- caterers10
- erecters10
- rebaters10
- recrates10
- recreate10
- reerects10
- retraces10
- secreter10
- terraces10
- beaders10
- bedrest10
- berated10
- bestead10
- breeder10
- carders10
- catered10
- cerated10
- creased10
- created10
- crested10
- dabster10
- debaser10
- debater10
- debates10
- decares10
- decease10
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