Is CROCODILE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CROCODILE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CROCODILE mean?
- noun
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + C (3) + O (1) + D (2) + I (1) + L (1) + E (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 CROCODILE
Single letters that turn CROCODILE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CROCODILE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- circled12
- colored10
- decolor10
- oceloid10
- cicero10
- circle10
- cleric10
- codec10
- clerid9
- coiled9
- colder9
- cooled9
- docile9
- locoed9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- colic9
- croci9
- coiler8
- cooler8
- coolie8
- recoil8
- cider8
- coder8
- coled8
- cooed8
- cored8
- credo8
- cried8
- decor8
- dicer8
- dolce8
- dolci8
- riced8
- coco8
- croc8
- doolie7
- oroide7
- roiled7
- ceorl7
- color7
- cooer7
- locie7
- oleic7
- relic7
- cedi7
- clod7
- code7
- coed7
- cold7
- cord7
- cred7
- deco7
- dice7
- iced7
- odic7
- oriole6
- dolor6
- drool6
- idler6
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