CREOSOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CREOSOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREOSOTE?
| 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 CREOSOTE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREOSOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CREOSOTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CREOSOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CREOSOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CREOSOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark oily liquid distilled from coal tar or wood, used to preserve timber.
Fence posts and railway sleepers were once soaked in creosote to resist rot. The sharp smell is unmistakable, and the substance also builds up as sooty deposit in chimneys.
How CREOSOTE is used
Used for wood preservation and chimney maintenance; also a verb meaning to treat with it.
- The fence was painted with creosote to keep out rot.
- A thick layer of creosote had formed inside the chimney.
- The smell of creosote drifted from the old shed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREOSOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CREOSOTE
2 longer words begin with CREOSOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CREOSOTE
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Common questions about CREOSOTE
- Is CREOSOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREOSOTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREOSOTE worth?
- CREOSOTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREOSOTE mean?
- A dark oily liquid distilled from coal tar or wood, used to preserve timber.
- What letters can be added to CREOSOTE?
- CREOSOTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CREOSOTE:
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