CRISTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRISTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRISTATE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRISTATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRISTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cristatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CRISTATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRISTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRISTATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRISTATE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 CRISTATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a crest, or a projection on the head.
Naturalists describe a bird or plant as cristate when it carries a crest-like ridge. The form cristated means the same, though cristate is more common in scientific writing.
How CRISTATE is used
Used in biology and natural history descriptions.
- The cristate bird raised its head feathers.
- A cristate lizard basked on the rock.
- Botanists noted the cristate form of the cactus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRISTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRISTATE
The 8 tiles of CRISTATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CRISTATE
1 longer words begin with CRISTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRISTATE
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Common questions about CRISTATE
- Is CRISTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRISTATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRISTATE worth?
- CRISTATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRISTATE mean?
- Having a crest, or a projection on the head.
- What letters can be added to CRISTATE?
- CRISTATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRISTATE:
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