CRANIATES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRANIATES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRANIATES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANIATES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANIATES
No single letter turns CRANIATES into another word.
How CRANIATES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRANIATES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRANIATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRANIATES
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRANIATES mean in Scrabble?
CRANIATES is the plural of CRANIATE.
CRANIATE(noun) — An animal that has a skull, such as a vertebrate with a brain enclosed in a cranium.
Anagrams of CRANIATES
The 9 tiles of CRANIATES in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANIATES
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Common questions about CRANIATES
- Is CRANIATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANIATES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANIATES worth?
- CRANIATES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRANIATES?
- No single letter can be added to CRANIATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRANIATES:
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