CRAWDAD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CRAWDAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAWDAD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAWDAD is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAWDAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crawdadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAWDAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRAWDAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CRAWDAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A small freshwater crustacean that looks like a tiny lobster.
In many parts of the United States a crawdad is something you catch in a creek with a string and bait, or eat boiled at a summer feast. The word is a folksy alternative to the more formal crayfish.
How CRAWDAD is used
Crawdad is a casual regional word, heard mostly in the American South and Midwest.
- The children waded into the creek to hunt for a crawdad under the flat rocks.
- We boiled a pot of crawdad with corn and potatoes.
- A crawdad backed into its burrow as the shadow passed over the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAWDAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRAWDAD
3 longer words begin with CRAWDAD.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAWDAD
Common questions about CRAWDAD
- Is CRAWDAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAWDAD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAWDAD worth?
- CRAWDAD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAWDAD mean?
- A small freshwater crustacean that looks like a tiny lobster.
- What letters can be added to CRAWDAD?
- CRAWDAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRAWDAD:
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