CRYSTALLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRYSTALLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYSTALLINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYSTALLINE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYSTALLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crystallinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYSTALLINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRYSTALLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYSTALLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRYSTALLINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the structure of a crystal, or so clear and sparkling that it looks like one.
Scientists apply crystalline to solids whose atoms sit in a regular repeating pattern, as in salt or quartz. In everyday and poetic use it praises anything transparent and pure, such as water or a voice.
How CRYSTALLINE is used
Crystalline serves both as a precise technical term and as a poetic word for clarity.
- The mountain stream was crystalline and cold.
- Table salt has a crystalline structure under the microscope.
- Her crystalline voice carried to the back of the hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYSTALLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRYSTALLINE
1 longer words begin with CRYSTALLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYSTALLINE
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Common questions about CRYSTALLINE
- Is CRYSTALLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYSTALLINE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYSTALLINE worth?
- CRYSTALLINE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYSTALLINE mean?
- Having the structure of a crystal, or so clear and sparkling that it looks like one.
- What letters can be added to CRYSTALLINE?
- CRYSTALLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRYSTALLINE:
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