Is SECRETARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECRETARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECRETARY mean?
- noun
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
- noun
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
- noun
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
- noun
a desk used for writing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 SECRETARY
SECRETARY 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 SECRETARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sectary12
- tracery12
- creasy11
- cryers11
- scarey11
- scarry11
- scryer11
- caterers10
- recrates10
- retraces10
- terraces10
- strayer10
- carry10
- cryer10
- scary10
- sycee10
- careers9
- carters9
- caterer9
- cerates9
- craters9
- creaser9
- creates9
- ecartes9
- recrate9
- retrace9
- terrace9
- tracers9
- artery9
- eatery9
- estray9
- starry9
- stayer9
- yarest9
- yester9
- cays9
- cyst9
- racy9
- scry9
- syce9
- career8
- carers8
- carets8
- carter8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cerate8
- certes8
- crater8
- crates8
- crease8
- create8
- ecarte8
- erects8
- racers8
- reacts8
- recast8
- resect8
- scarer8
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