CRISIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CRISIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRISIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRISIS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRISIS
No single letter turns CRISIS into another word.
How CRISIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRISIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does CRISIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability that demands an urgent and important decision.
A crisis can affect a person, a company, or an entire country, from a sudden financial crisis that wipes out savings to a political crisis that topples a government. Doctors also use the word in its oldest sense for the turning point of a serious illness, the moment when a patient's condition will either improve or grow worse. Across all these uses, a crisis marks a decisive moment rather than a steady, ongoing problem, which is why the phrase reaching a crisis point describes the instant when action can no longer be delayed.
How CRISIS is used
Common in politics, medicine, business, and everyday speech for any urgent turning point demanding a decision.
- The government called an emergency meeting to address the growing crisis.
- Doctors said the fever would break at the crisis of the illness.
- The company faced a financial crisis after losing its largest client.
- Years of drought pushed the region toward a full-blown water crisis.
- Her calm handling of the crisis impressed everyone in the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRISIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRISIS
Common questions about CRISIS
- Is CRISIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRISIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRISIS worth?
- CRISIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRISIS mean?
- A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability that demands an urgent and important decision.
- What letters can be added to CRISIS?
- No single letter can be added to CRISIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRISIS:
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