Unscramble CRESCENDO and you have 269 words, CRESCENDO itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. CRESCENDO has 1 anagram here, CONCEDERS, scoring 14 like CRESCENDO itself. CONCEDES and CONCEDER are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CRESCENDO by length: 2 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 17 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CRESCENDO, COERCED, CONCEDE and SCONCED tie for first at 12 points. ENDORSE and ENCODES are everyday picks.
CODECS and RECCED are the top 6-letter words from CRESCENDO, 11 points each. SECOND, SCREEN and SOCCER will look familiar.
CODEC scores highest among the 5-letter words in CRESCENDO at 10 points, ahead of CEROC and COSEC on 9. SCORE, CODES and SCENE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with CRESCENDO letters, CROC, ECCE and ECCO tie for first at 8 points. NEED, DOES and CODE are everyday picks.
COD and DOC are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CRESCENDO, 6 points each. ONE, SEE and END will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CRESCENDO for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in DO · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONCEDERS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CRESCENDO, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCENDO itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 213 | 269 | 203 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CEROCS, CONDERS, CORSNED, ESCROC, RECCOS, SCERNED, CENDRE, CERNED, CEROC, CONDER, RECCO, SCENED and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RECCED, CREDS, CRED, RONDES, CORS, DORES, ECOS, ECO, SOC and EDS, 10 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of CRESCENDO plus a single extra one.