CREOSOTES

What CREOSOTES Means

CREOSOTES is a form of CREOSOTE, which means:

1. noun: a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
2. noun: a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
3. verb: treat with creosote“creosoted wood”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CREOSOTES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 E1 O1 S1 O1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CREOSOTES

275 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (16)

6 letter words (56)

5 letter words (73)

4 letter words (73)

3 letter words (42)

2 letter words (13)

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