CRATON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CRATON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRATON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRATON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRATON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cratonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRATON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRATON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about CRATON
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 CRATON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A large, geologically stable block of the Earth's crust that forms the ancient, undisturbed core of a continent.
A craton has resisted the folding, faulting and volcanic activity that reshapes younger rock elsewhere, so its rock can be billions of years old and remarkably flat compared with surrounding mountain ranges. Geologists use craton to mark out the stable heart of a continent, distinguishing it from the more active belts of crust added or deformed later at its edges. The Canadian Shield and parts of central Australia are often cited as classic examples of a craton.
How CRATON is used
A geological term for the stable core of a continent.
- The craton has remained largely unchanged for over two billion years.
- Geologists mapped the edge of the craton where younger rock begins.
- Diamonds are often found in ancient craton rock.
- The continent's craton sits beneath a thin cover of younger sediment.
- Mountain building occurred at the margins rather than within the craton.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRATON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRATON
The 6 tiles of CRATON in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CRATON
2 longer words begin with CRATON.
Shorter words from the letters in CRATON
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Common questions about CRATON
- Is CRATON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRATON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRATON worth?
- CRATON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRATON mean?
- A large, geologically stable block of the Earth's crust that forms the ancient, undisturbed core of a continent.
- What letters can be added to CRATON?
- CRATON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRATON:
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