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Cauterises

c 3a 1u 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of cauterise

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cauterises mean?

verb

  1. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

    “The surgeon cauterized the wart”

    Synonymscauterizeburn

  2. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

    Synonymscallouscauterize

Definitions shown for cauterise, the base form of cauterises.

Is CAUTERISES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CAUTERISES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3a 1u 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
c 4a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CAUTERISES

Words that end like CAUTERISES

Common words that share the ending -ISES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

advertisessupervisesexercisesimprovisescircumcisescompromisesenterprisesparadisestelevisesmerchandisessurprisespromisesadvisesarisescomprisespremisesdevisesrevisesrisesfranchiseschastisesepidermisestreatisestrellises
All words ending in -ISES

Cauterises: quick answers

Is CAUTERISES a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. CAUTERISES is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is CAUTERISES worth?
CAUTERISES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cauterises mean?
cauterises is the third-person singular form of cauterise, which means “burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CAUTERISES?
You can make 837 shorter words from CAUTERISES, such as CAUSERIES, CAUTERIES, CAUTERISE, CERUSITES. See the full list.