CRIME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CRIME 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 CRIME?
| 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 CRIME 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 CRIME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRIME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does CRIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
An action or failure to act that breaks the law and is punishable by the state, or, more broadly, any seriously wrong or shameful act.
A crime ranges from minor offences handled by local courts to serious wrongdoing such as murder or fraud that carries heavy penalties, and what counts as a crime is defined by the laws of a particular country or period. Beyond its strict legal sense, crime is also used loosely for anything considered a shocking waste or a moral outrage, as in it would be a crime to throw away good food. Crime fiction, one of the most popular literary genres, takes its name from stories built around the investigation of a crime.
How CRIME is used
Countable when referring to a specific offence, as in three crimes were reported, and uncountable when referring to crime in general.
- The city's crime rate fell sharply after the reforms.
- He was accused of a crime he did not commit.
- Neglecting such a talented pianist would be a crime.
- Detectives in the novel raced to solve the crime before nightfall.
- Organized crime had a grip on the docks for decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRIME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRIME
7 longer words begin with CRIME.
Words ending in CRIME
5 words end in CRIME. Useful as a back hook: play CRIME onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRIME inside
5 words contain CRIME in the middle. Words that start with CRIME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIME
Common questions about CRIME
- Is CRIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIME, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIME worth?
- CRIME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRIME mean?
- An action or failure to act that breaks the law and is punishable by the state, or, more broadly, any seriously wrong or shameful act.
- What letters can be added to CRIME?
- CRIME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRIME:
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