Is CRYSTALLINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRYSTALLINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRYSTALLINE mean?
- adjective
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
“granite is crystalline”
- adjective
distinctly or sharply outlined
“crystalline sharpness of outline”
- adjective
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
“the cold crystalline water of melted snow”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
C (3) + R (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 16 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 CRYSTALLINE
CRYSTALLINE 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 CRYSTALLINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sterically15
- centrally14
- certainly14
- insectary14
- ancestry13
- clayiest13
- cyanites13
- literacy13
- rectally13
- saliency13
- scantily13
- secantly13
- interlays12
- reliantly12
- saliently12
- acetyls12
- anticly12
- carneys12
- clarity12
- clayier12
- cleanly12
- clearly12
- clerisy12
- clyster12
- crystal12
- cyanite12
- cystein12
- cystine12
- larceny12
- latency12
- lyrical12
- nectary12
- satyric12
- scantly12
- scarily12
- sectary12
- treacly12
- cisternal11
- clarinets11
- larcenist11
- inlayers11
- interlay11
- linearly11
- rallyist11
- serially11
- silently11
- tinselly11
- acetyl11
- cairny11
- carney11
- creasy11
- cresyl11
- encyst11
- lacily11
- lycras11
- lyrics11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- racily11
- scanty11
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