CADAVEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CADAVEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CADAVEROUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CADAVEROUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CADAVEROUS
No single letter turns CADAVEROUS into another word.
How CADAVEROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CADAVEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CADAVEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CADAVEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Very pale, thin and bony, like a corpse.
A cadaverous face has sunken cheeks and grey skin, as if the life had drained out of it. Writers use it for illness, starvation and gloom. The word is stronger than gaunt and carries a hint of the grave.
How CADAVEROUS is used
Mostly literary, describing faces, figures and complexions that look dead or half starved.
- A cadaverous old man opened the door.
- Illness had left him cadaverous and silent.
- Candlelight made her face look cadaverous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CADAVEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CADAVEROUS
2 longer words begin with CADAVEROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CADAVEROUS
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Common questions about CADAVEROUS
- Is CADAVEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CADAVEROUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CADAVEROUS worth?
- CADAVEROUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CADAVEROUS mean?
- Very pale, thin and bony, like a corpse.
- What letters can be added to CADAVEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to CADAVEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CADAVEROUS:
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