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
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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