CREPUSCLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CREPUSCLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREPUSCLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CREPUSCLE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREPUSCLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crepusclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CREPUSCLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CREPUSCLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CREPUSCLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CREPUSCLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
The soft fading light at the end of the day.
Crepuscle is a poetic word for the hour after sunset when the sky is still faintly lit. It is a short form of crepuscule, which is much more usual in print. Writers choose it for a hushed, atmospheric tone.
How CREPUSCLE is used
Literary and rare; twilight is the everyday word.
- The hills turned violet in the crepuscle.
- They walked home slowly through the crepuscle of a late summer evening.
- In the crepuscle, the first lamps were lit along the quay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREPUSCLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CREPUSCLE
1 longer words begin with CREPUSCLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CREPUSCLE
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Common questions about CREPUSCLE
- Is CREPUSCLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREPUSCLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREPUSCLE worth?
- CREPUSCLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREPUSCLE mean?
- The soft fading light at the end of the day.
- What letters can be added to CREPUSCLE?
- CREPUSCLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CREPUSCLE:
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