Is SAURISCHIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAURISCHIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAURISCHIANS mean?
Saurischians is a form of SAURISCHIAN.
- noun
herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SAURISCHIANS
SAURISCHIANS 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 SAURISCHIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- saurischian16
- anchusas13
- unchairs13
- anarchs12
- anchusa12
- ashcans12
- chassis12
- unchair12
- urchins12
- anacrusis11
- narcissus11
- harissas11
- anarch11
- ashcan11
- chains11
- chairs11
- chanas11
- charas11
- chiaus11
- chinas11
- chirus11
- churns11
- inarch11
- ischia11
- nachas11
- rachis11
- raunch11
- sauchs11
- schuss11
- urchin11
- acrasins10
- cassinas10
- narcissi10
- sarcinas10
- arshins10
- harissa10
- hussars10
- shairns10
- sharias10
- unhairs10
- archi10
- chain10
- chair10
- chais10
- chana10
- chars10
- chias10
- china10
- chins10
- chiru10
- churn10
- crash10
- crush10
- cuish10
- nucha10
- ranch10
- sauch10
- acrasin9
- arnicas9
- ascaris9
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