CREEP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CREEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREEP?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CREEP is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREEP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CREEP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CREEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about CREEP
- The same 5 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 CREEP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move slowly, quietly, and carefully, often close to the ground, so as to avoid being noticed.
Creep describes movement that is deliberately slow and cautious, whether it is a person sneaking past a sleeping guard or a plant sending out stems along the ground. The word can also describe change that happens so gradually it is barely noticeable, as when prices or doubts creep upward over time. As a noun, a creep is an unpleasant or overly obsequious person, a sense that developed from the idea of someone who fawns or slinks around others.
How CREEP is used
Irregular verb; the past tense and past participle are both crept, not creeped.
- The cat began to creep toward the unsuspecting bird.
- Fog seemed to creep across the valley as the sun set.
- Doubt started to creep into her mind before the exam.
- He tried to creep past his sleeping roommate.
- Ivy will creep up a wall if left untrimmed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CREEP
The 5 tiles of CREEP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CREEP
20 longer words begin with CREEP.
Words ending in CREEP
1 words end in CREEP. Useful as a back hook: play CREEP onto a word already on the board.
Words with CREEP inside
3 words contain CREEP in the middle. Words that start with CREEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CREEP
Common questions about CREEP
- Is CREEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREEP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREEP worth?
- CREEP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREEP mean?
- To move slowly, quietly, and carefully, often close to the ground, so as to avoid being noticed.
- What letters can be added to CREEP?
- CREEP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CREEP:
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