Is CRESCENDI a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRESCENDI is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRESCENDI mean?
Crescendi is a form of CRESCENDO.
- noun
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
- adjective
(music) gradually increasing in volume
- verb
grow louder
“The music crescendoes here”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) = 14 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 CRESCENDI
CRESCENDI 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 CRESCENDI
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eccrine11
- science11
- recced11
- sicced11
- cinders10
- decerns10
- decries10
- deicers10
- discern10
- rescind10
- cercis10
- ecesic10
- recces10
- scenic10
- ceresin9
- sincere9
- ceders9
- censed9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- creeds9
- decern9
- deicer9
- deices9
- dicers9
- edenic9
- screed9
- scried9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circs9
- recce9
- deniers8
- nereids8
- resined8
- censer8
- cerise8
- nieces8
- screen8
- secern8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- cered8
- cider8
- creds8
- creed8
- cried8
- deice8
- dicer8
- dices8
- riced8
- scend8
- denier7
- denies7
- denser7
- desire7
- dienes7
- diners7
- eiders7
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