CREESH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CREESH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREESH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CREESH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREESH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
creeshyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CREESH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CREESH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does CREESH mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To smear or rub something with animal fat or oil so that it moves or wears more smoothly.
Creesh is a Scots word that grew out of the same root as grease, and it can name either the act of oiling or the fat used for it. A cook would creesh a baking tray, and a carter would creesh an axle before a long road. Outside Scottish writing the word is rarely met, and most speakers would say grease instead.
How CREESH is used
Scots and northern dialect; found mostly in poetry, dialect writing and Scrabble word lists.
- She had to creesh the pan before the oatcakes would lift cleanly.
- The miller would creesh the wooden gears at the start of every season.
- A little tallow was enough to creesh the stiff leather straps.
- My grandfather used the word creesh for any job involving a tin of lard.
- Do not forget to creesh the hinges, for the gate groans loudly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREESH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CREESH
The 6 tiles of CREESH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CREESH
6 longer words begin with CREESH.
Shorter words from the letters in CREESH
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Common questions about CREESH
- Is CREESH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREESH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREESH worth?
- CREESH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREESH mean?
- To smear or rub something with animal fat or oil so that it moves or wears more smoothly.
- What letters can be added to CREESH?
- CREESH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CREESH:
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