Is TREACHEROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TREACHEROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TREACHEROUS mean?
- adjective
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
“treacherous winding roads”
- adjective
tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
“Punic faith”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 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 TREACHEROUS
TREACHEROUS 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 TREACHEROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chartreuse15
- outreaches15
- retouchers15
- carthorse14
- escheator14
- horserace14
- orchestra14
- racehorse14
- retoucher14
- retouches14
- torcheres14
- cathouse13
- charters13
- cheaters13
- coherers13
- hectares13
- horsecar13
- outreach13
- reachers13
- recharts13
- recheats13
- research13
- scouther13
- searcher13
- soutache13
- starcher13
- teachers13
- thoraces13
- torchere13
- touchers13
- trochars13
- trochees13
- heartsore12
- archers12
- aurochs12
- charros12
- charter12
- chaster12
- cheater12
- cheeros12
- choreas12
- chouser12
- churros12
- coherer12
- coheres12
- couther12
- crasher12
- crusher12
- echoers12
- escheat12
- etchers12
- euchres12
- hectare12
- hectors12
- ochreae12
- ochreas12
- oraches12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- reacher12
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