CERASTES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CERASTES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CERASTES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CERASTES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERASTES
No single letter turns CERASTES into another word.
How CERASTES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CERASTES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CERASTES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CERASTES mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A venomous viper of North Africa and south-west Asia with a small horn above each eye; the horned viper.
Cerastes is both the genus name and a name for the snake itself. It buries itself in sand with only its eyes showing, and its sideways movement across dunes leaves a distinct track.
How CERASTES is used
Cerastes is a zoological term, used in natural history rather than daily speech.
- The cerastes lay hidden in the sand beside the trail.
- A cerastes bite is dangerous but rarely fatal.
- The guide pointed out the track of a cerastes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CERASTES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CERASTES
The 8 tiles of CERASTES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CERASTES
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Common questions about CERASTES
- Is CERASTES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERASTES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERASTES worth?
- CERASTES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CERASTES mean?
- A venomous viper of North Africa and south-west Asia with a small horn above each eye; the horned viper.
- What letters can be added to CERASTES?
- No single letter can be added to CERASTES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CERASTES:
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