Is CRENELLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRENELLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRENELLED mean?
Crenelled is a form of CRENELLE.
- 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
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (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 CRENELLED
CRENELLED 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 CRENELLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creneled11
- crenelle10
- creeled10
- celled9
- decern9
- decree9
- recede9
- needler8
- crenel8
- ceder8
- cered8
- creed8
- leered7
- lender7
- needer7
- needle7
- reeled7
- relend7
- creel7
- cede7
- cred7
- eeled6
- elder6
- ender6
- cell6
- cere6
- deer5
- dele5
- dell5
- dene5
- dere5
- dree5
- lede5
- lend5
- need5
- nerd5
- rede5
- reed5
- rend5
- cee5
- cel5
- rec5
- erne4
- leer4
- reel4
- dee4
- del4
- den4
- eld4
- end4
- led4
- red4
- eel3
- ell3
- ere3
- ern3
- lee3
- nee3
- ree3
- de3
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