Is CRENELATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRENELATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRENELATES mean?
Crenelates is a form of CRENELATE.
- verb
supply with battlements
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CRENELATES
CRENELATES 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.
Words you can make from CRENELATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crenelate11
- centares10
- centrals10
- cleaners10
- cleanest10
- cleanser10
- clearest10
- lecterns10
- reascent10
- recleans10
- reelects10
- reenacts10
- reselect10
- sarcenet10
- treacles10
- lateeners9
- canters9
- cantles9
- careens9
- carnets9
- cartels9
- caserne9
- celesta9
- celeste9
- centals9
- centare9
- centers9
- central9
- centres9
- cerates9
- cereals9
- cetanes9
- clarets9
- cleaner9
- cleanse9
- creates9
- crenate9
- crenels9
- crestal9
- ecartes9
- enlaces9
- lancers9
- lancets9
- lectern9
- nectars9
- recanes9
- recants9
- reclean9
- reelect9
- reenact9
- relaces9
- rescale9
- scalene9
- scanter9
- scarlet9
- sclerae9
- secrete9
- tanrecs9
- tenaces9
- tenrecs9
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