CRAMPON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRAMPON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAMPON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAMPON is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAMPON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cramponsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAMPON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRAMPON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does CRAMPON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A metal plate with spikes that is fixed to a boot for walking on ice or climbing rock.
Climbers strap on a crampon to grip frozen slopes where plain soles would slip. The same word also names a spike worn under a shoe to stop it slipping.
How CRAMPON is used
Crampon is usually used in the plural, as a pair, in mountaineering talk.
- She tightened the strap of each crampon before the glacier.
- A single bent crampon can ruin a climb.
- The guide checked every crampon for sharp points.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAMPON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRAMPON
6 longer words begin with CRAMPON.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAMPON
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Common questions about CRAMPON
- Is CRAMPON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAMPON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAMPON worth?
- CRAMPON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAMPON mean?
- A metal plate with spikes that is fixed to a boot for walking on ice or climbing rock.
- What letters can be added to CRAMPON?
- CRAMPON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRAMPON:
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