Is MEDICARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEDICARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEDICARES mean?
Medicares is a form of MEDICARE.
- noun
health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
M (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (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.
Hooks for MEDICARES
MEDICARES 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.
Anagrams of MEDICARES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MEDICARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ceramides14
- ceramide13
- medicare13
- screamed13
- casimere12
- amerced12
- creamed12
- racemed12
- deciares11
- amerces11
- mercies11
- racemes11
- dermic11
- medics11
- admires10
- creased10
- decares10
- deciare10
- decries10
- deicers10
- misread10
- radices10
- remised10
- sedarim10
- sidearm10
- sidecar10
- smeared10
- amerce10
- amices10
- camise10
- creams10
- cremes10
- crimes10
- macers10
- merces10
- raceme10
- racism10
- scream10
- demic10
- maced10
- medic10
- seamier9
- seriema9
- adeems9
- admire9
- amides9
- cadres9
- cairds9
- caried9
- ceased9
- cedars9
- ceders9
- ciders9
- creeds9
- darics9
- decare9
- deicer9
- deices9
- demies9
- demise9
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