CRAPSHOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRAPSHOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAPSHOOT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAPSHOOT is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAPSHOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crapshootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAPSHOOT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRAPSHOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRAPSHOOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRAPSHOOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A risky venture whose result depends mostly on chance.
The word comes from the dice game craps, where the outcome of each throw cannot be controlled. People call an election, a job hunt or an investment a crapshoot when nobody can predict the result.
How CRAPSHOOT is used
The word crapshoot is informal and mostly American.
- Launching a restaurant in this town is a real crapshoot.
- The final game turned into a crapshoot after both teams lost their stars.
- Picking a roommate online can be a crapshoot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAPSHOOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRAPSHOOT
3 longer words begin with CRAPSHOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAPSHOOT
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Common questions about CRAPSHOOT
- Is CRAPSHOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAPSHOOT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAPSHOOT worth?
- CRAPSHOOT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAPSHOOT mean?
- A risky venture whose result depends mostly on chance.
- What letters can be added to CRAPSHOOT?
- CRAPSHOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRAPSHOOT:
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