Is ERADICATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ERADICATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ERADICATE mean?
- verb
kill in large numbers
“the plague wiped out an entire population”
- verb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
“the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 12 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 ERADICATE
Single letters that turn ERADICATE 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 hooks2
Anagrams of ERADICATE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ERADICATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acierated12
- acerated11
- radicate11
- acierate10
- cardiae10
- catered10
- cerated10
- created10
- deciare10
- reacted10
- recited10
- tierced10
- eradiate9
- acerate9
- acarid9
- acedia9
- arcade9
- cardia9
- caried9
- carted9
- crated9
- credit9
- dacite9
- decare9
- deceit9
- deicer9
- direct9
- redact9
- traced9
- triced9
- aerated8
- airdate8
- radiate8
- tiaraed8
- carate8
- cerate8
- cerite8
- create8
- ecarte8
- recite8
- tierce8
- acred8
- acrid8
- acted8
- arced8
- cadet8
- cadre8
- caird8
- cared8
- cedar8
- ceder8
- cered8
- cider8
- cited8
- creed8
- cried8
- daric8
- deice8
- dicer8
- dicta8
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