Is PASTEURISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASTEURISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASTEURISES mean?
Pasteurises is a form of PASTEURISE.
- verb
heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms
“pasteurize milk”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (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 PASTEURISES
PASTEURISES 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 PASTEURISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pasteurise12
- prussiates12
- epistases11
- pertusses11
- pertussis11
- pessaries11
- petasuses11
- priestess11
- prussiate11
- asperses10
- epitases10
- parietes10
- pastises10
- pastries10
- pastures10
- persists10
- piasters10
- piastres10
- pursiest10
- pussiest10
- raspiest10
- repasses10
- respites10
- sparsest10
- suspires10
- traipses10
- trapeses10
- trespass10
- upraises10
- upstairs10
- upstares10
- estuaries9
- eustasies9
- aperies9
- asepses9
- asepsis9
- asperse9
- aspires9
- aspises9
- epaters9
- esprits9
- pareses9
- paresis9
- parises9
- parties9
- passers9
- pasters9
- pastier9
- pasties9
- pasture9
- patsies9
- pausers9
- peatier9
- peritus9
- persist9
- peruses9
- pesetas9
- pesters9
- pestier9
- petasus9
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