CRANE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CRANE 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 CRANE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRANE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about CRANE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall, long-legged, long-necked wading bird, or a tall machine with a long pivoting arm used to lift and move heavy loads.
A crane the bird wades through shallow water and marshland hunting for fish and insects, and several species perform elaborate dancing displays as part of courtship. A crane the machine borrowed its name from the bird because its long arm resembles the bird's outstretched neck, and such cranes now dominate the skylines of construction sites around the world. The same image gives English the verb to crane, meaning to stretch one's neck forward, as someone might do to see over a crowd.
How CRANE is used
Used both in ordinary speech for the bird and the machine, and in the verb form for stretching one's neck to see something.
- A pair of cranes waded slowly through the shallow marsh.
- A tall crane lifted the steel beam into place.
- She had to crane her neck to see the stage.
- The construction site added a second crane for the new tower.
- Birdwatchers gathered to photograph the migrating cranes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRANE
The 5 tiles of CRANE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with CRANE
7 longer words begin with CRANE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANE
Common questions about CRANE
- Is CRANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANE worth?
- CRANE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRANE mean?
- A tall, long-legged, long-necked wading bird, or a tall machine with a long pivoting arm used to lift and move heavy loads.
- What letters can be added to CRANE?
- CRANE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRANE:
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