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Is creosote a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word creosote is a Scrabble US word. The word creosote is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is creosote a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word creosote is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3R1E1O1S1O1T1E1

Is creosote a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word creosote is a Words With Friends word. The word creosote is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

CREOSOTE,

7-letter words (2 found)

COOTERS,SCOOTER,

6-letter words (20 found)

CERTES,COOEES,COOERS,COOSER,COOTER,CORSET,COSTER,ERECTS,ESCORT,RECTOS,RESECT,ROSCOE,SCOTER,SCREET,SCROTE,SECRET,SECTOR,STEREO,TERCES,TOROSE,

5-letter words (53 found)

CERES,CEROS,CERTS,CETES,COOEE,COOER,COOST,COOTS,CORES,CORSE,CORSO,COSET,COSTE,COTES,CREES,CREST,CROST,ERECT,EROSE,ESCOT,ESTER,ESTOC,ESTRO,RECTO,REEST,RESET,RESTO,ROOSE,ROOST,ROOTS,ROSET,ROTES,ROTOS,SCOOT,SCORE,SCREE,SOOTE,SOREE,STEER,STERE,STOOR,STORE,TEERS,TERCE,TERES,TERSE,TOCOS,TORCS,TORES,TOROS,TORSE,TORSO,TREES,

4-letter words (59 found)

CEES,CERE,CERO,CERT,CETE,COOS,COOT,CORE,CORS,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,CREE,ECOS,ERES,EROS,ERST,OOSE,OOTS,ORCS,ORES,ORTS,RECS,REES,REOS,REST,RETE,RETS,ROCS,ROES,ROOS,ROOT,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTO,ROTS,SCOT,SECO,SECT,SEER,SERE,SOOT,SORE,SORT,TECS,TEER,TEES,TOCO,TOCS,TOES,TORC,TORE,TORO,TORS,TOSE,TREE,TRES,

3-letter words (40 found)

CEE,COO,COR,COS,COT,ECO,ERE,ERS,EST,OES,OOR,OOS,OOT,ORC,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,REC,REE,REO,RES,RET,ROC,ROE,ROO,ROT,SEC,SEE,SER,SET,SOC,SOT,TEC,TEE,TES,TOC,TOE,TOO,TOR,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,ER,ES,ET,OE,OO,OR,OS,RE,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 189 words from creosote according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of creosote

creosote

Etymology

Coined in 1832 by Carl Reichenbach as German Kreosot, a learned formation from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh”) + σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “preserver”), after the substance's antiseptic quality. Adopted in English by 1835.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsoʊt/

Noun

creosote (countable and uncountable, plural creosotes)

  1. A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
  2. A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
  3. (countable) The creosote bush.

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Verb

creosote (third-person singular simple present creosotes, present participle creosoting, simple past and past participle creosoted)

  1. To apply creosote.
    As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.
    • 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, III [Uniform ed., p. 45]:
      Agnes was leaning over the creosoted garden gate …

Translations

Related terms

  • creosote bush

Anagrams

  • e-scooter

Spanish

Verb

creosote

  1. inflection of creosotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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