CAUTERISES

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What CAUTERISES Means

CAUTERISES is a form of CAUTERISE, which means:

verb: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent“The surgeon cauterized the wart”
verb: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

Similar words

CAUTERIZE BURN CALLOUS

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CAUTERISES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 U1 T1 E1 R1 I1 S1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CAUTERISES

836 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (13)

CAUSERIES CAUTERIES CAUTERISE CERUSITES CERUSSITE CREASIEST CURTESIES ESTUARIES EUSTACIES ICTERUSES SECATEURS SECTARIES SURICATES

8 letter words (22)

CATERESS CAUSERIE CERASTES CERUSITE CITRUSES CRUSTIES CURTSIES CUTESIER EUCRITES RICTUSES SAUCIERS SAUCIEST SCARIEST SCAURIES SECATEUR SECUREST SERIATES SUITCASE SURCEASE SURETIES SURICATE URICASES

7 letter words (91)

6 letter words (198)

ACTURE ACUTER ACUTES AERIES AESCES AIREST ARETES ARISES ARTICS ARTIES ASSERT ASSURE ASTERS AURIST CARESS CARETS CARIES CARSES CARTES CASTER CASTES CATERS CAUSER CAUSES CAUTER CEASES CERATE CEREUS CERIAS CERISE CERITE CERTES CERTIE CERUSE CESSER CESTAS CESTUI CESTUS CESURA CESURE CISTUS CITERS CITESS CITRUS CRASES CRASIS CRATES CREASE CREATE CRESTA CRESTS CRISES CRISSA CRISTA CRUETS CRUISE CRUSES CRUSET CRUSIE CRUSTA CRUSTS CUEIST CUESTA CUISSE CUITER CURATE CURATS CURETS CURIAE CURIAS CURIES CURIET CURITE CURSES CUSSER CUTIES EASERS EASIER EASIES EASTER EATERS ECARTE ECESIS ECURIE ERASES ERECTS ERICAS ERUCTS ESCARS ESTERS ESTRUS ISSUER RACIST RAISES REACTS REASTS REATES RECAST RECESS RECITE RECITS RECTUS RECUSE RECUTS REESTS REISES REISTS RESCUE RESEAT RESEAU RESECT RESETS RESIST RESITE RESITS RETIES RETUSE REUSES RICTUS RUSSET RUSSIA RUSTIC SAETER SAICES SAREES SATIRE SAUCER SAUCES SAUTES SCARES SCARTS SCAURS SCRAES SCRATS SCREES SCREET SCRIES SCUTES SEARCE SEATER SECRET SECURE SEISER SERACS SERAIS SEREST SERIES SIESTA SIEURS SIREES SISTER SISTRA SITARS STAIRS STARES STEARE STEARS STEERS STERES STERIC STIRES STRAES STRIAE SUCRES SUITER SUITES SURATS SUREST SUTRAS TARSUS TASERS TASSIE TAURIC TEASER TEASES TERAIS TERCES TIERCE TISSUE TRACES TRIACS TRICES TRUCES TSURIS TUSSAC TUSSAR TUSSER URASES URATES URATIC UREASE URESES URESIS URETIC URITES URTICA UTASES UTISES

5 letter words (230)

ACERS ACRES ACUTE AERIE AESIR AIRTS AITUS ARCUS AREIC ARETE ARETS ARISE ARSIS ARTIC ARTIS ASCUS ASSET ASTER ASTIR AUREI AURES AURIC AURIS CAESE CARES CARET CARSE CARTE CARTS CASES CASTE CASTS CASUS CATER CATES CAUSE CEASE CERES CERIA CERTS CESSE CESTA CESTI CETES CIRES CISTS CITER CITES CRASS CRATE CREES CRESS CREST CRIAS CRIES CRISE CRITS CRUES CRUET CRUSE CRUST CUITS CURAT CURES CURET CURIA CURIE CURSE CURSI CURST CUTER CUTES CUTIE CUTIS EARST EASER EASES EASTS EATER ECRUS ERASE ERECT ERICA ERICS ERSES ERUCT ESCAR ESTER ETUIS ICERS ICTUS IRATE ISSUE RACES RAISE RAITS RASES RASSE RATES RATUS REACT REAST REATE RECIT RECTA RECTI RECUT REEST REIST RESAT RESES RESET RESIT RESTS RETIA RETIE REUSE RICES RISES RISUS RITES RUSAS RUSES RUSSE RUSTS SAICE SAICS SAIRS SAIST SAREE SARIS SARUS SASER SATES SATIS SAUCE SAUTE SAUTS SCARE SCARS SCART SCATS SCAUR SCEAT SCRAE SCRAT SCREE SCURS SCUSE SCUTA SCUTE SCUTS SEARE SEARS SEASE SEATS SECTS SEERS SEIRS SEISE SERAC SERAI SERES SERIC SETAE SICES SIEUR SIREE SIRES SITAR SITES SITUS STAIR STARE STARS STEAR STEER STERE STIES STIRE STIRS STRAE STRIA STURE SUCRE SUERS SUETS SUITE SUITS SURAS SURAT SURES SUTRA TACES TARES TARSI TASER TASSE TEARS TEASE TEERS TERAI TERAS TERCE TERES TERSE TIARS TICES TIERS TIRES TRACE TRASS TREES TRESS TRIAC TRICE TRIES TRUCE TRUES TRUSS TSARS URAEI URASE URATE UREAS UREIC URITE URSAE USERS UTERI

4 letter words (173)

3 letter words (88)

ACE ACT AIR AIS AIT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS AUE CAR CAT CEE CIS CIT CRU CUE CUR CUT EAR EAS EAT EAU ECU ERA ERE ERS ESS EST ETA ICE IRE ITA ITS RAI RAS RAT REC REE REI RES RET RIA RIT RUC RUE RUT SAC SAE SAI SAR SAT SAU SEA SEC SEE SEI SER SET SIC SIR SIS SIT SRI SUE SUI SUR SUS TAE TAI TAR TAS TAU TEA TEC TEE TES TIC TIE TIS TUI URE USE UTA UTE UTS

2 letter words (21)

AE AI AR AS AT EA EE ER ES ET IS IT RE SI ST TA TE TI UR US UT

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