Is STERILISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STERILISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STERILISED mean?
- adjective
made infertile
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 STERILISED
STERILISED 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 STERILISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- siderites10
- sterilise9
- dieresis9
- diesters9
- editress9
- relisted9
- resisted9
- siderite9
- sistered9
- tideless9
- leisters8
- tireless8
- deities8
- delists8
- deserts8
- desires8
- dessert8
- diesels8
- diester8
- dieters8
- dirties8
- dissert8
- distils8
- ditsier8
- eldests8
- eldress8
- idlesse8
- isleted8
- reedits8
- resides8
- resiled8
- resited8
- retiled8
- seidels8
- sidlers8
- sliders8
- strides8
- tidiers8
- tressed8
- ireless7
- leister7
- listees7
- listers7
- relists7
- resiles7
- resites7
- retiles7
- siltier7
- sterile7
- streels7
- telesis7
- tieless7
- tressel7
- deists7
- delist7
- desert7
- desire7
- desist7
- deters7
- diesel7
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