Is CRANNIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRANNIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRANNIES mean?
Crannies is a form of CRANNY.
- noun
a long narrow depression in a surface
- noun
a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CRANNIES
CRANNIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of CRANNIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CRANNIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- narceins10
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- canines9
- canners9
- cannier9
- carnies9
- encinas9
- narcein9
- scanner9
- cairns8
- caners8
- canine8
- canner8
- cannie8
- caries8
- carnie8
- casein8
- casern8
- cerias8
- cranes8
- encina8
- ericas8
- incase8
- nacres8
- rances8
- insaner7
- insnare7
- acnes7
- acres7
- areic7
- cains7
- cairn7
- caner7
- canes7
- cares7
- carns7
- carse7
- ceria7
- cines7
- cires7
- crane7
- crias7
- cries7
- erica7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narcs7
- naric7
- nicer7
- races7
- rance7
- rices7
- saice7
- scare7
- scena7
- scran7
- serac7
- since7
- arisen6
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