CRETONNE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRETONNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRETONNE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRETONNE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRETONNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cretonnesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRETONNE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRETONNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRETONNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRETONNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A heavy printed cotton fabric used for curtains and furniture covers.
Cretonne is often bright and floral and does not shine. It was popular for slipcovers and drapes in homes of an earlier era.
How CRETONNE is used
Used in sewing, furnishing and interior decor.
- The sofa was covered in faded cretonne.
- She sewed curtains from flowered cretonne.
- A roll of cretonne lay on the dressmaker's table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRETONNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRETONNE
1 longer words begin with CRETONNE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRETONNE
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Common questions about CRETONNE
- Is CRETONNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRETONNE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRETONNE worth?
- CRETONNE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRETONNE mean?
- A heavy printed cotton fabric used for curtains and furniture covers.
- What letters can be added to CRETONNE?
- CRETONNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRETONNE:
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