CRINUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRINUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRINUM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRINUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRINUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crinumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRINUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRINUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CRINUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical or subtropical bulbous plant with long strap-shaped leaves and large lily-like flowers.
The genus belongs to the amaryllis family and is grown for its showy blooms, which open on tall leafless stalks. Gardeners in warm regions plant crinum along borders and ponds, where it forms big, long-lived clumps.
How CRINUM is used
A plant name used by gardeners and botanists.
- The crinum by the gate bloomed white every summer.
- He divided an old crinum and planted the bulbs along the fence.
- A single crinum can fill a corner of the garden.
- Pink stripes ran down the petals of the crinum.
- The catalogue listed a hardy crinum for sunny beds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRINUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRINUM
1 longer words begin with CRINUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CRINUM
Common questions about CRINUM
- Is CRINUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRINUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRINUM worth?
- CRINUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRINUM mean?
- A tropical or subtropical bulbous plant with long strap-shaped leaves and large lily-like flowers.
- What letters can be added to CRINUM?
- CRINUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRINUM:
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