Is CRESCENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRESCENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRESCENTS mean?
Crescents is a form of CRESCENT.
- noun
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- adjective
resembling the new moon in shape
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CRESCENTS
CRESCENTS 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 CRESCENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crescent12
- recces10
- censers9
- centers9
- centres9
- cresset9
- resects9
- screens9
- secerns9
- secrets9
- tenrecs9
- recce9
- censer8
- censes8
- center8
- centre8
- certes8
- crests8
- erects8
- recent8
- recess8
- resect8
- scenes8
- scents8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
- secret8
- tenrec8
- terces8
- nesters7
- renests7
- resents7
- cense7
- cents7
- ceres7
- certs7
- cetes7
- cress7
- crest7
- erect7
- scene7
- scent7
- scree7
- sects7
- terce7
- enters6
- esters6
- nester6
- reests6
- renest6
- rentes6
- resent6
- resets6
- serest6
- sneers6
- steers6
- steres6
- sterns6
- tenser6
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