Is CRETINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRETINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRETINS mean?
Cretins is a form of CRETIN.
- noun
a person of subnormal intelligence
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 9 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 CRETINS
CRETINS 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.
Anagrams of CRETINS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CRETINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cistern9
- citers8
- cretin8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- recits8
- steric8
- trices8
- cents7
- certs7
- cesti7
- cines7
- cires7
- citer7
- cites7
- crest7
- cries7
- crits7
- etics7
- nicer7
- recit7
- recti7
- rices7
- scent7
- since7
- trice7
- estrin6
- inerts6
- insert6
- inters6
- niters6
- nitres6
- sinter6
- strine6
- triens6
- trines6
- cent6
- cert6
- cine6
- cire6
- cist6
- cite6
- cris6
- crit6
- etic6
- ices6
- nice6
- recs6
- rice6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- inert5
- inset5
- inter5
- neist5
- nerts5
- niter5
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