Is MARCASITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MARCASITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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.
Definition
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See the definition of MarcasitesHooks for MARCASITES
MARCASITES 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 MARCASITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caesarism13
- ceramists13
- marcasite13
- mistraces13
- scimetars13
- casteism12
- ceramist12
- massacre12
- matrices12
- mistrace12
- samsaric12
- scamster12
- scimetar12
- caritases11
- staircase11
- amtracs11
- camases11
- cameras11
- camisas11
- camises11
- mastics11
- matrics11
- meticas11
- metrics11
- misacts11
- miscast11
- racisms11
- sarcasm11
- screams11
- sematic11
- tarmacs11
- amirates10
- asterism10
- misrates10
- scariest10
- smarties10
- amices10
- amtrac10
- camass10
- camera10
- camisa10
- camise10
- creams10
- crimes10
- macers10
- mastic10
- matric10
- metica10
- metric10
- misact10
- racism10
- scrams10
- scream10
- scrims10
- tarmac10
- actress9
- amasser9
- amirate9
- amritas9
- ascaris9
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