Is PEDERASTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDERASTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDERASTS mean?
Pederasts is a form of PEDERAST.
- noun
a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 PEDERASTS
PEDERASTS 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 PEDERASTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aspersed11
- pederast11
- predates11
- repassed11
- repasted11
- respades11
- stapedes11
- trapesed11
- trapeses10
- adepter10
- departs10
- depress10
- pesades10
- petards10
- predate10
- pressed10
- respade10
- retaped10
- spaders10
- speared10
- spreads10
- tapered10
- asserted9
- dearests9
- asperse9
- epaters9
- pareses9
- pasters9
- pesetas9
- pesters9
- presets9
- repasts9
- repeats9
- retapes9
- serapes9
- sparest9
- adepts9
- depart9
- drapes9
- padres9
- pardee9
- parsed9
- parted9
- passed9
- pasted9
- pedate9
- pesade9
- petard9
- prated9
- rasped9
- reaped9
- spader9
- spades9
- spared9
- speeds9
- spread9
- dearest8
- derates8
- deserts8
- dessert8
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