Is PEDERASTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDERASTIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDERASTIC mean?
- adjective
of homosexuality between a man and a boy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 15 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 PEDERASTIC
PEDERASTIC 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 PEDERASTIC
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PEDERASTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- predicates15
- crispated14
- depicters14
- practised14
- predicate14
- speciated14
- adscript13
- carpeted13
- decrepit13
- depicter13
- escarped13
- peracids13
- picrated13
- preacted13
- precised13
- precited13
- predicts13
- respaced13
- sceptred13
- scripted13
- spicated13
- cedariest12
- crepiest12
- crispate12
- paretics12
- picrates12
- practise12
- receipts12
- speciate12
- capered12
- crisped12
- depicts12
- discept12
- escaped12
- peracid12
- percids12
- pierced12
- predict12
- redcaps12
- scarped12
- scraped12
- spected12
- acridest11
- airspeed11
- castered11
- deciares11
- desertic11
- discreet11
- discrete11
- pederast11
- predates11
- preedits11
- priested11
- rapidest11
- repasted11
- respited11
- traipsed11
- trapesed11
- aseptic11
- caprese11
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