CRANIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRANIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRANIATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANIATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
craniatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRANIATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRANIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRANIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRANIATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An animal that has a skull, such as a vertebrate with a brain enclosed in a cranium.
A craniate includes fish, birds, reptiles and mammals alike. The term groups creatures by the skull they carry rather than by how they live.
How CRANIATE is used
Used in biology and zoology.
- Every craniate has a brain protected by a skull.
- The lamprey is classed as a craniate despite lacking jaws.
- The textbook compared the craniate with simpler animals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRANIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRANIATE
The 8 tiles of CRANIATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRANIATE
1 longer words begin with CRANIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANIATE
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Common questions about CRANIATE
- Is CRANIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANIATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANIATE worth?
- CRANIATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRANIATE mean?
- An animal that has a skull, such as a vertebrate with a brain enclosed in a cranium.
- What letters can be added to CRANIATE?
- CRANIATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRANIATE:
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