Is CRESTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRESTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRESTED mean?
- adjective
bearing an heraldic device
- adjective
(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
“golden crested”
- adjective
(of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 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 CRESTED
CRESTED 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 CRESTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ceders9
- creeds9
- screed9
- certes8
- erects8
- resect8
- secret8
- terces8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cered8
- creds8
- creed8
- desert7
- deters7
- rested7
- ceres7
- certs7
- cetes7
- crest7
- erect7
- scree7
- terce7
- cede7
- cred7
- deers6
- deets6
- deter6
- drees6
- drest6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- sered6
- steed6
- treed6
- cees6
- cere6
- cert6
- cete6
- recs6
- sect6
- tecs6
- ester5
- reest5
- reset5
- steer5
- stere5
- teres5
- terse5
- trees5
- deer5
- dees5
- deet5
- dere5
- dree5
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- seed5
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