CRIM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRIM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CRIM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CRIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
Words starting with CRIM
Showing 24 of 77 words that begin with CRIM.
Words ending in CRIM
1 words end in CRIM. Useful as a back hook: play CRIM onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRIM inside
Showing 24 of 138 words that contain CRIM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CRIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIM
Common questions about CRIM
- Is CRIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIM worth?
- CRIM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRIM?
- CRIM takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CRIM:
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