Jumble solved
Is CRESCENT a word? Yes.
CRESCENT is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 8 letters, worth 12 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 116 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 116
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 6
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (E, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 6 remaining consonants (C, R, S, C, N, T).
crescent in a sentence
“The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of CRESCENT
One word uses all 8 letters:
- crescent
8-letter words
1 word found- crescent12
7-letter words
3 words found6-letter words
21 words found- recces10
+ 6 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
33 words found+ 18 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
30 words found+ 15 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
21 words found+ 6 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
7 words foundWords hidden inside CRESCENT
Without moving a single letter, reading crescent straight through uncovers 3 shorter words — scent, cent, res. The longest unbroken run is scent.
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Add one letter to CRESCENT
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and crescent opens up 3 9-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
8
Distinct
6
Vowels
25%
E, E
Consonants
75%
C, R, S, C, N, T
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Solving CRESCENT: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters crescent?
Rearranging the 8 letters in crescent produces 116 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 8-letter answer crescent here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does crescent have any anagrams?
Using all 8 letters, crescent rearranges into exactly one word: crescent.
What is the longest word you can make from crescent?
The longest solution is crescent at 8 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from crescent?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: crescent yields cee, ens, ere, ern, ers, est, nee, net, rec and ree. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "crescent" used in a sentence?
Crescent is itself a valid word. For example: "The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from crescent scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, crescent is the top scorer from crescent at 12 points, followed by recces (10), centers (9) and centres (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside crescent?
Read left to right without moving any letters and crescent already contains 3 shorter words: scent, cent and res. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is scent. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.