CRED is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CRED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRED?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRED is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CRED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does CRED mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Credibility or respect earned within a particular group, especially through authenticity or experience.
Cred is a shortened, informal form of credibility, commonly used to describe the respect someone gains among peers for being genuine or skilled. A musician might gain cred within a scene by staying true to an underground style rather than chasing mainstream success.
How CRED is used
Informal, uncountable noun; frequently paired with a qualifier such as street cred.
- The band earned cred among local fans.
- His years on the street gave him real cred.
- She lost cred after breaking her promise.
- The chef built cred through years of hard work.
- Winning that award boosted his cred considerably.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRED
Showing 24 of 52 words that begin with CRED.
Words ending in CRED
7 words end in CRED. Useful as a back hook: play CRED onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRED inside
Showing 24 of 57 words that contain CRED somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CRED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRED
Common questions about CRED
- Is CRED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRED, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRED worth?
- CRED is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRED mean?
- Credibility or respect earned within a particular group, especially through authenticity or experience.
- What letters can be added to CRED?
- CRED takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CRED:
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