CRETISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRETISMS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRETISMS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRETISMS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRETISMS
No single letter turns CRETISMS into another word.
How CRETISMS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRETISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRETISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRETISMS mean in Scrabble?
CRETISMS is the plural of CRETISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CRETISMS
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Common questions about CRETISMS
- Is CRETISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRETISMS is not in it.
- How many points is CRETISMS worth?
- CRETISMS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRETISMS?
- No single letter can be added to CRETISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRETISMS:
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