CRAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CRAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CRAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does CRAM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To force too much into a space.
Cram is Old English and the sense about hurried study is nineteenth-century schoolroom slang. Both senses turn on putting in more than will comfortably fit.
How CRAM is used
Crammed, crams. Also a noun.
- They crammed forty people into a room built for twenty.
- The word cram is Old English.
- Cramming for an examination is nineteenth-century slang.
- Two crammed suitcases and one that would not shut.
- Both senses of cram are about exceeding a space.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRAM
The 4 tiles of CRAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRAM
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with CRAM.
Words ending in CRAM
2 words end in CRAM. Useful as a back hook: play CRAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRAM inside
Showing 24 of 54 words that contain CRAM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CRAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAM
Common questions about CRAM
- Is CRAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAM worth?
- CRAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAM mean?
- To force too much into a space.
- What letters can be added to CRAM?
- CRAM takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CRAM:
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