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Is CRENELS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CRENELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CRENELS mean?

Crenels is a form of CRENEL.

  1. 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.)

  2. noun

    a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement

  3. verb

    supply with battlements

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

7

Letters

C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 CRENELS

CRENELS 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 CRENELS

The 59 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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