CRISIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRISIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRISIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRISIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRISIC
No single letter turns CRISIC into another word.
How CRISIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRISIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about CRISIC
- CRISIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRISIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to a crisis, or meant for use in dealing with one.
Crisic is an uncommon word, formed from crisis, and writers reach for it when they want a short label for something tied to an emergency. Most speakers would say crisis in its place, as in crisis management.
How CRISIC is used
Rare; found mostly in technical or journalistic prose.
- The crisic atmosphere in the office made everyone speak softly.
- Officials drafted a crisic plan for the coming winter.
- The report described a crisic phase in the economy.
- Her crisic mood lifted only when the news improved.
- They met in a crisic session that lasted all night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRISIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRISIC
Common questions about CRISIC
- Is CRISIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRISIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRISIC worth?
- CRISIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRISIC mean?
- Relating to a crisis, or meant for use in dealing with one.
- What letters can be added to CRISIC?
- No single letter can be added to CRISIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRISIC:
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