Is STAIRCASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAIRCASES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAIRCASES mean?
Staircases is a form of STAIRCASE.
- noun
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 STAIRCASES
STAIRCASES 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 STAIRCASES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascarises11
- caritases11
- staircase11
- crassest10
- sacrists10
- scariest10
- actress9
- ascaris9
- ascesis9
- ascites9
- atresic9
- caesars9
- carates9
- caritas9
- casitas9
- cassias9
- casters9
- cristae9
- ectasis9
- raciest9
- racists9
- recasts9
- sacrist9
- stearic9
- assister8
- asterias8
- atresias8
- arecas8
- caesar8
- carate8
- carats8
- caress8
- carets8
- caries8
- carses8
- cartes8
- casita8
- cassia8
- cassis8
- caster8
- castes8
- caters8
- cerias8
- cestas8
- citers8
- crases8
- crasis8
- crates8
- crests8
- crises8
- crissa8
- crista8
- ericas8
- escars8
- racist8
- reacts8
- recast8
- recits8
- saices8
- scares8
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