CRAAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CRAAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
craalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRAAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does CRAAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A traditional enclosure for cattle or other livestock, or a village of huts built around such an enclosure, in southern Africa.
A craal typically stands at the center of a homestead, with a fenced area for cattle surrounded by huts belonging to an extended family, reflecting the central place cattle held in traditional southern African life. The word is a variant spelling of kraal, itself borrowed from Afrikaans and ultimately from the Portuguese word curral, meaning an animal pen. Both spellings are still found in South African English, with kraal now the more common form in most writing.
How CRAAL is used
A South African term, used mainly in descriptions of traditional rural homesteads and cattle enclosures.
- Cattle were driven into the craal each evening for safety.
- The village grew up around a large central craal.
- He described how his grandfather built the family craal by hand.
- Tourists visited a reconstructed craal to see traditional life.
- The craal stood empty after the herd was sold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRAAL
3 longer words begin with CRAAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAAL
Common questions about CRAAL
- Is CRAAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAAL worth?
- CRAAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAAL mean?
- A traditional enclosure for cattle or other livestock, or a village of huts built around such an enclosure, in southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to CRAAL?
- CRAAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRAAL:
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