CRYSTALLISE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRYSTALLISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYSTALLISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYSTALLISE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYSTALLISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYSTALLISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRYSTALLISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYSTALLISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRYSTALLISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To form crystals, or to make something take on a clear and definite shape.
Sugar syrup will crystallise as it cools, and cooks also crystallise fruit by coating it in sugar. Ideas can crystallise too, when a vague notion suddenly becomes clear and settled.
How CRYSTALLISE is used
Crystallise is the British spelling; American writers use crystallize.
- Honey will crystallise if it is kept in a cold cupboard.
- After weeks of discussion the plan began to crystallise.
- The recipe tells you to crystallise the ginger in sugar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYSTALLISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRYSTALLISE
4 longer words begin with CRYSTALLISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYSTALLISE
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Common questions about CRYSTALLISE
- Is CRYSTALLISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYSTALLISE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYSTALLISE worth?
- CRYSTALLISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYSTALLISE mean?
- To form crystals, or to make something take on a clear and definite shape.
- What letters can be added to CRYSTALLISE?
- CRYSTALLISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRYSTALLISE:
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