CRESSET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CRESSET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRESSET?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRESSET is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRESSET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cressetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRESSET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRESSET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561,432.
What stands out about CRESSET
- The same 7 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
What does CRESSET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A metal basket or cup filled with oil, wood or coal and set alight to give light, often on a pole.
Before street lamps, a cresset lit city gates, harbours and processions at night. It could also serve as a beacon. The word survives mostly in historical novels and descriptions of medieval life.
How CRESSET is used
Cresset is a historical word for an outdoor fire-lamp.
- A cresset flickered at the castle gate.
- Soldiers carried a cresset on a long pole through the dark streets.
- The harbour wall once held a cresset to guide sailors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRESSET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRESSET
The 7 tiles of CRESSET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CRESSET
1 longer words begin with CRESSET.
Shorter words from the letters in CRESSET
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Common questions about CRESSET
- Is CRESSET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRESSET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRESSET worth?
- CRESSET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRESSET mean?
- A metal basket or cup filled with oil, wood or coal and set alight to give light, often on a pole.
- What letters can be added to CRESSET?
- CRESSET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRESSET:
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