cretaceous




cretaceous - noun

  • from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants

    • cretaceous - adjective

    • abounding in chalk
    • of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era

    cretaceous - thesaurus


    View spelling list Rule-breakers: -ceous and -xious words and learn about the word cretaceous in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 30. Words with ci and ti e.g. ancient, special, initial, gracious.

    Scrabble score for cretaceous

    c is 3 r is 1 e is 1 t is 1 a is 1 c is 3 e is 1 o is 1 u is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 14

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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