Is ERADICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ERADICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ERADICATES mean?
Eradicates is a form of ERADICATE.
- 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
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ERADICATES
ERADICATES 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 ERADICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acierated12
- cedariest12
- eradicate12
- radicates12
- acierates11
- acerated11
- acridest11
- cadaster11
- cadastre11
- caseated11
- castered11
- deciares11
- desertic11
- discreet11
- discrete11
- radicate11
- eradiates10
- acierate10
- acarids10
- acedias10
- arcades10
- ascared10
- ascarid10
- cardiae10
- cardias10
- catered10
- cerated10
- creased10
- created10
- credits10
- crested10
- dacites10
- decares10
- deceits10
- deciare10
- decries10
- deicers10
- directs10
- drastic10
- radices10
- reacted10
- recited10
- redacts10
- scarted10
- sidecar10
- tierced10
- airdates9
- dataries9
- eradiate9
- radiates9
- readiest9
- seriated9
- steadier9
- acerate9
- atresic9
- carates9
- caritas9
- caseate9
- cerates9
- cerites9
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