CRETACEOUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRETACEOUSES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRETACEOUSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRETACEOUSES is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRETACEOUSES
No single letter turns CRETACEOUSES into another word.
How CRETACEOUSES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CRETACEOUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRETACEOUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRETACEOUSES
- CRETACEOUSES runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CRETACEOUSES
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Common questions about CRETACEOUSES
- Is CRETACEOUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRETACEOUSES is not in it.
- How many points is CRETACEOUSES worth?
- CRETACEOUSES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRETACEOUSES?
- No single letter can be added to CRETACEOUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CRETACEOUSES:
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