Is SECATEURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECATEURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECATEURS mean?
- noun
small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SECATEURS
SECATEURS 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 SECATEURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cateress10
- cerastes10
- secateur10
- securest10
- surcease10
- actress9
- arcuses9
- caestus9
- casters9
- causers9
- cerates9
- ceruses9
- cesurae9
- cesuras9
- creases9
- creates9
- cresset9
- crusets9
- cuestas9
- curates9
- ecartes9
- ectases9
- recasts9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- resects9
- saucers9
- secrets9
- secures9
- sucrase9
- acuter8
- acutes8
- caress8
- carets8
- carses8
- cartes8
- caster8
- castes8
- caters8
- causer8
- causes8
- ceases8
- cerate8
- cereus8
- certes8
- ceruse8
- cestas8
- cestus8
- cesura8
- crases8
- crates8
- crease8
- create8
- crests8
- cruets8
- cruses8
- cruset8
- crusts8
- cuesta8
- curate8
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