CRAPE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CRAPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAPE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAPE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAPE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRAPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about CRAPE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 CRAPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A thin fabric with a crimped, crinkled surface, traditionally woven from black silk and worn as a sign of mourning.
Crape was produced by twisting raw silk fibres tightly before weaving, which gave the finished cloth its dull, crinkled texture. Because black crape was closely tied to Victorian mourning customs, a band of crape worn on a hat, sleeve, or door was instantly recognised as a sign of grief. The word crape is essentially an older spelling of crepe, and the two are still sometimes used interchangeably for the same crinkled fabric.
How CRAPE is used
Now mostly found in historical or literary writing about mourning customs; the spelling crepe is more common for the fabric today.
- A strip of black crape hung from the door knocker.
- The widow's veil was made of dark crape.
- Soldiers wore a band of crape on their sleeves after the general's death.
- The old trunk still held a length of faded crape.
- Mourners in Victorian novels are often dressed head to toe in crape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRAPE
The 5 tiles of CRAPE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CRAPE
7 longer words begin with CRAPE.
Words ending in CRAPE
1 words end in CRAPE. Useful as a back hook: play CRAPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRAPE inside
14 words contain CRAPE in the middle. Words that start with CRAPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAPE
Common questions about CRAPE
- Is CRAPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAPE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAPE worth?
- CRAPE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAPE mean?
- A thin fabric with a crimped, crinkled surface, traditionally woven from black silk and worn as a sign of mourning.
- What letters can be added to CRAPE?
- CRAPE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRAPE:
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