Is DICENTRA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DICENTRA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DICENTRA mean?
- noun
North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) = 11 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 DICENTRA
Single letters that turn DICENTRA 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 DICENTRA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cairned10
- dancier10
- tranced10
- ceratin9
- certain9
- creatin9
- tacrine9
- cadent9
- canted9
- caried9
- carted9
- cedarn9
- cinder9
- cnidae9
- craned9
- crated9
- credit9
- dacite9
- dancer9
- decani9
- decant9
- direct9
- nacred9
- rancid9
- redact9
- traced9
- triced9
- antired8
- detrain8
- trained8
- acetin8
- canter8
- carnet8
- carnie8
- centai8
- centra8
- cretin8
- enatic8
- nectar8
- recant8
- tanrec8
- trance8
- acned8
- acred8
- acrid8
- acted8
- arced8
- cadet8
- cadre8
- caird8
- caned8
- canid8
- cared8
- cedar8
- cider8
- cited8
- cnida8
- cried8
- dance8
- daric8
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