CRENELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRENELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRENELLE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRENELLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRENELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRENELLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRENELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRENELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRENELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An opening or notch in the battlements of a fort or castle, through which missiles could be fired.
Each crenelle sits between solid blocks of the parapet, giving defenders cover. Botanists also borrow the idea for a rounded notch along a leaf edge.
How CRENELLE is used
Used in castle architecture and descriptions of leaf margins.
- An archer stood at each crenelle of the tower.
- Snow gathered in every crenelle along the wall.
- The edge of the leaf showed a shallow crenelle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRENELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRENELLE
2 longer words begin with CRENELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRENELLE
Common questions about CRENELLE
- Is CRENELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRENELLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRENELLE worth?
- CRENELLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRENELLE mean?
- An opening or notch in the battlements of a fort or castle, through which missiles could be fired.
- What letters can be added to CRENELLE?
- CRENELLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRENELLE:
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