Is URTICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, URTICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does URTICATES mean?
Urticates is a form of URTICATE.
- verb
whip with or as with nettles
- verb
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (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 URTICATES
URTICATES 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 URTICATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from URTICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rusticate11
- citrates10
- cristate10
- eustatic10
- scattier10
- suricate10
- urticate10
- acutest9
- astrict9
- atresic9
- atretic9
- catsuit9
- cattier9
- catties9
- citrate9
- cristae9
- curates9
- curites9
- curtate9
- curtest9
- cutters9
- cutties9
- icterus9
- raciest9
- saucier9
- scatter9
- scutate9
- scutter9
- statice9
- stearic9
- trisect9
- acuter8
- acutes8
- attics8
- carets8
- caries8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cattie8
- cauris8
- causer8
- cerias8
- cesura8
- citers8
- citrus8
- crates8
- crista8
- cruets8
- cruise8
- cruset8
- cueist8
- cuesta8
- curate8
- curets8
- curiae8
- curies8
- curite8
- cutest8
- cuties8
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