CRIPPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRIPPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRIPPLE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIPPLE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIPPLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRIPPLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRIPPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CRIPPLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cause severe damage that stops someone or something from working normally.
In modern writing cripple is common for systems, economies and machines that lose their strength. The noun for a person is now widely considered offensive.
How CRIPPLE is used
Prefer cripple for things such as networks or budgets, and avoid it for people.
- A strike could cripple the whole port.
- The storm threatened to cripple the power grid.
- Heavy debt will cripple the small business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRIPPLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRIPPLE
The 7 tiles of CRIPPLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRIPPLE
6 longer words begin with CRIPPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIPPLE
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Common questions about CRIPPLE
- Is CRIPPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIPPLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIPPLE worth?
- CRIPPLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRIPPLE mean?
- To cause severe damage that stops someone or something from working normally.
- What letters can be added to CRIPPLE?
- CRIPPLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRIPPLE:
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