CRISP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CRISP 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 CRISP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRISP is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRISP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRISP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRISP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CRISP mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Firm, dry, and easily broken with a short, clean snap, or, of weather, pleasantly cold, fresh, and invigorating.
Crisp describes food such as an apple or a slice of toast that offers satisfying resistance and then breaks cleanly, in contrast to something soft or soggy. The same word extends to weather, describing air that feels cold, dry, and bracing rather than damp, and to speech or writing that is brief, clear, and decisive. In British English, crisp is also a noun for a thin fried slice of potato, called a chip in American English.
How CRISP is used
Comparative and superlative are crisper and crispest; also used as an uncountable noun for the potato snack in British English.
- The bacon was fried until perfectly crisp.
- A crisp autumn morning greeted the hikers.
- She gave a crisp reply and hung up the phone.
- He bit into a crisp, tart apple.
- The freshly ironed shirt looked crisp and clean.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRISP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRISP
The 5 tiles of CRISP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRISP
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with CRISP.
Shorter words from the letters in CRISP
Common questions about CRISP
- Is CRISP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRISP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRISP worth?
- CRISP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRISP mean?
- Firm, dry, and easily broken with a short, clean snap, or, of weather, pleasantly cold, fresh, and invigorating.
- What letters can be added to CRISP?
- CRISP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRISP:
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