Is CRETINISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRETINISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRETINISMS mean?
Cretinisms is a form of CRETINISM.
- noun
severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (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 CRETINISMS
CRETINISMS 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 CRETINISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centrisms13
- cretinism13
- scientism13
- scimiters13
- centrism12
- creminis12
- meristic12
- minciest12
- miscites12
- scimiter12
- trisemic12
- ministers11
- misinters11
- cremini11
- crimine11
- menisci11
- metrics11
- mincers11
- mincier11
- miscite11
- seismic11
- trismic11
- cisterns10
- citrines10
- crinites10
- eristics10
- inciters10
- interims10
- minister10
- minsters10
- miriness10
- misinter10
- riminess10
- sericins10
- trimness10
- crimes10
- metric10
- mincer10
- minces10
- scrims10
- cistern9
- citrine9
- citrins9
- cretins9
- crinite9
- eristic9
- iciness9
- incests9
- incises9
- inciter9
- incites9
- insects9
- interim9
- irenics9
- merisis9
- minster9
- minters9
- mintier9
- miriest9
- missent9
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