Is CRENELING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRENELING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRENELING mean?
Creneling is a form of CRENEL.
- noun
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
- noun
a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
- verb
supply with battlements
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 CRENELING
CRENELING 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 CRENELING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creeling11
- clinger10
- cringle10
- generic10
- recline9
- cering9
- cringe9
- leering8
- reeling8
- ceiler8
- crenel8
- cling8
- genic8
- eeling7
- engine7
- ginner7
- linger7
- cline7
- creel7
- incel7
- nicer7
- niece7
- relic7
- cleg7
- lierne6
- reline6
- genie6
- genre6
- green6
- ingle6
- leger6
- liege6
- liger6
- regie6
- reign6
- renig6
- ceil6
- cere6
- cine6
- cire6
- lice6
- nice6
- rice6
- cig6
- inner5
- linen5
- liner5
- niner5
- renin5
- eger5
- gene5
- gien5
- girl5
- girn5
- glee5
- glen5
- gree5
- grin5
- ling5
- ring5
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