Is GERIATRICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GERIATRICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GERIATRICS mean?
- noun
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + 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 GERIATRICS
GERIATRICS 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 GERIATRICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- geriatric12
- agrestic11
- cigarets11
- ergastic11
- irrigates10
- criteria10
- erratics10
- cagiest10
- cigaret10
- gastric10
- tragics10
- irrigate9
- atresic9
- carries9
- carters9
- cirrate9
- craters9
- cristae9
- eristic9
- erratic9
- raciest9
- satiric9
- scarier9
- stearic9
- tracers9
- cagers9
- cagier9
- cigars9
- gestic9
- graces9
- tragic9
- rarities8
- aigrets8
- artigis8
- gaiters8
- garrets8
- garters8
- graters8
- grister8
- seagirt8
- stagier8
- triages8
- carers8
- carets8
- caries8
- carter8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cerias8
- citers8
- cities8
- crater8
- crates8
- criers8
- crista8
- ericas8
- iatric8
- iciest8
- racers8
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