Is CRESCENDOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRESCENDOS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRESCENDOS mean?
Crescendos 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
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CRESCENDOS
CRESCENDOS 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 CRESCENDOS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- conceders14
- crescendo14
- conceder13
- concedes13
- seconders12
- coerced12
- concede12
- sconced12
- censored11
- encoders11
- necrosed11
- seconder11
- secondes11
- coerces11
- sconces11
- soccers11
- codecs11
- recced11
- necroses10
- crossed10
- decerns10
- encoder10
- encodes10
- encored10
- recodes10
- scorned10
- screeds10
- seconde10
- seconds10
- coerce10
- cosecs10
- recces10
- sconce10
- seccos10
- soccer10
- codec10
- endorses9
- censers9
- censors9
- encores9
- necrose9
- screens9
- secerns9
- ceders9
- censed9
- cessed9
- codens9
- coders9
- corned9
- credos9
- creeds9
- decern9
- decors9
- encode9
- recode9
- scends9
- scored9
- screed9
- scrods9
- second9
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