CREOLIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. CREOLIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept CREOLIST?

Word power: 40 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CREOLIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CREOLIST

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CREOLIST scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in CREOLIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CREOLIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CREOLIST

• All 8 letters of CREOLIST are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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

Anagrams of CREOLIST

The 8 tiles of CREOLIST in a different order — 3 found.

Words starting with CREOLIST

1 longer words begin with CREOLIST.

Shorter words from the letters in CREOLIST

Showing 40 of 426. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about CREOLIST

Is CREOLIST valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CREOLIST is not in it.

How many points is CREOLIST worth?

CREOLIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CREOLIST?

CREOLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.