CRENATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CRENATE 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 CRENATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRENATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRENATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crenatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CRENATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRENATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What stands out about CRENATE
- The same 7 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 CRENATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having a margin with rounded teeth or scallops, as on some leaves and shells.
Botanists distinguish crenate leaves from pointed, serrate ones by the soft curves of their edges. Red blood cells that shrink in salty fluid can also look crenate under a microscope.
How CRENATE is used
Crenate is a descriptive term in plant keys and biology.
- The mint leaf is crenate along its entire edge.
- Under the microscope, the cells looked crenate and shrunken.
- A crenate shell edge gives the clam a frilled look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRENATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRENATE
The 7 tiles of CRENATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CRENATE
2 longer words begin with CRENATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRENATE
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Common questions about CRENATE
- Is CRENATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRENATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRENATE worth?
- CRENATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRENATE mean?
- Having a margin with rounded teeth or scallops, as on some leaves and shells.
- What letters can be added to CRENATE?
- CRENATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRENATE:
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