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Cresting

c 3r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of crest

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cresting mean?

verb

  1. lie at the top of

    “Snow capped the mountains”

    Synonymscap

  2. reach a high point

    “The river crested last night”

Definitions shown for crest, the base form of cresting.

Is CRESTING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRESTING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
c 4r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
c 4r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRESTING

Hooks for CRESTING

Add one letter to the front or back of CRESTING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

crestings

Words that end like CRESTING

Common words that share the ending -ESTING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

testingnestingrestingwrestingbestingjestingvestingsuggestinginterestingarrestingcongestinguninterestingattestingdetestingdigestingdivestingforestinginfestingingestinginvestingmolestingcontestingharvestingprotesting
All words ending in -ESTING

Cresting: quick answers

Is CRESTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRESTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRESTING worth?
CRESTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cresting mean?
cresting is the present participle of crest, which means “lie at the top of”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRESTING?
You can make 289 shorter words from CRESTING, such as CRINGES, CERING, CISTERN, CRETINS. See the full list.