Scrabble Word Finder

CRESTING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. CRESTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

c3r1e1s1t1i1n1g2
PlayableCRESTING · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept CRESTING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 40 / 100

40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.38
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful CRESTING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CRESTING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

crestings12

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

How CRESTING scores

Scrabble c3r1e1s1t1i1n1g2 11
Words with Friends c4r1e1s1t1i1n2g3 14

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

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
r16
e112
s14
t16
i19
n16
g13

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

What stands out about CRESTING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CRESTING

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1 longer words begin with CRESTING.

Shorter words from the letters in CRESTING

cringes10 cistern9 cretins9 resting8 stinger8 cering9 cringe9 gestic9 grices9 citers8 cretin8 crines8 incest8 insect8 nicest8 recits8 scient8 scrine8 steric8 trices8 engirt7 greins7 ingest7 reigns7 renigs7 resign7 sering7 signer7 signet7 singer7 stinge7 string7 tigers7 tinges7 estrin6 inerts6 insert6 inters6 niters6 nitres6

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Common questions about CRESTING

Is CRESTING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRESTING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CRESTING worth?
CRESTING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CRESTING?
CRESTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRESTING:

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