Is SECTARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECTARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECTARIES mean?
Sectaries is a form of SECTARY.
- noun
a member of a sect
“most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (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 SECTARIES
SECTARIES 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.
Anagrams of SECTARIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SECTARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creasiest11
- cateress10
- cerastes10
- scariest10
- actress9
- ascites9
- atresic9
- casters9
- cerates9
- cerises9
- cerites9
- creases9
- creates9
- cresset9
- cristae9
- ecartes9
- ectases9
- ectasis9
- raciest9
- racists9
- recasts9
- recites9
- resects9
- sacrist9
- secrets9
- stearic9
- tierces9
- seriates8
- caress8
- carets8
- caries8
- carses8
- cartes8
- caster8
- castes8
- caters8
- ceases8
- cerate8
- cerias8
- cerise8
- cerite8
- certes8
- cestas8
- citers8
- crases8
- crasis8
- crates8
- crease8
- create8
- crests8
- crises8
- crissa8
- crista8
- ecarte8
- ecesis8
- erects8
- ericas8
- escars8
- racist8
- reacts8
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