Is PEDERASTIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDERASTIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDERASTIES mean?
Pederasties is a form of PEDERASTY.
- noun
sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (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 PEDERASTIES
PEDERASTIES 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 PEDERASTIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- airspeeds12
- departees12
- desperate12
- pederasts12
- persisted12
- rapeseeds12
- speediest12
- speedster12
- airspeed11
- aspersed11
- departee11
- despairs11
- despiser11
- despites11
- disparts11
- disperse11
- epatered11
- pederast11
- pestered11
- predates11
- preedits11
- presides11
- priested11
- rapeseed11
- rapidest11
- repassed11
- repasted11
- repeated11
- respades11
- respited11
- sidestep11
- speeders11
- speedier11
- stapedes11
- traipsed11
- trapesed11
- diaereses10
- steadiers10
- epeeists10
- epitases10
- parietes10
- pastries10
- piasters10
- piastres10
- raspiest10
- respites10
- seepiest10
- steepers10
- traipses10
- trapeses10
- adepter10
- apsides10
- aspired10
- deepest10
- departs10
- depress10
- despair10
- despise10
- despite10
- diapers10
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