Unscramble CRETINOID and you have 300 words, CRETINOID itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of CRETINOID is on the page: DIRECTION, each 12 points. The best shorter words score 11: 6 of them, INDIRECT, DOCTRINE and CENTROID included. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CRETINOID by length: 2 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Among 28 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CRETINOID, the top score is 10, reached by 12. EDITION, NOTICED and CITRINE are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words from CRETINOID; 17 of them share the top score of 9. CREDIT, NOTICE and DIRECT are everyday picks.
20 of 60 5-letter words made with CRETINOID letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. NOTED, DECOR and CITED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRETINOID, 13 score 7 points, the group's best. CODE, ONCE and DONE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from CRETINOID, CID, COD and DOC tie for first at 6 points. NOT, ONE and END are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of CRETINOID, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in ID · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CENTROID, DOCTRINE, INDICTER, INDICTOR, INDIRECT and REINDICT (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CRETINOID is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRETINOID itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 300) | 240 | 300 | 224 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ICTERID, RETINOIC, CONDER, CONDIE, CRINED, NERDIC, RECTION, TIRONIC, CRONET, DINIC, DORIC, DRICE and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRETINOID, RETCON, CRED, ONCET, RECIT, CERT, CRIT, IDENT, RONDE, ROTINI, DENI, DINO and 4 more, 16 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of CRETINOID and one more.