Is SERICEOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SERICEOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SERICEOUS mean?
- adjective
covered with fine soft hairs or down
“downy milkweed seeds”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + O (1) + U (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 SERICEOUS
SERICEOUS 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 SERICEOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cerises9
- ceruses9
- courses9
- cruises9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- secures9
- sources9
- sucrose9
- cereus8
- cerise8
- cerous8
- ceruse8
- corses8
- cosier8
- cosies8
- course8
- crises8
- crosse8
- crouse8
- cruise8
- cruses8
- cuisse8
- curies8
- curios8
- curses8
- cusser8
- ecesis8
- recess8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- scores8
- scours8
- scouse8
- screes8
- scries8
- secure8
- source8
- sucres8
- reissue7
- seisure7
- serious7
- soirees7
- ceres7
- ceros7
- cires7
- coirs7
- cores7
- corse7
- coses7
- cosie7
- cress7
- cries7
- cross7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curie7
- curio7
- curse7
- cusso7
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