CRISPNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRISPNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRISPNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRISPNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRISPNESS
No single letter turns CRISPNESS into another word.
How CRISPNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRISPNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRISPNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRISPNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being firm, dry and easily broken, or of being fresh, clean and sharp.
Crispness is what we enjoy in a fresh apple, a toasted slice of bread or cold autumn air. It also describes clean, direct writing and sharp, well-defined images. People praise the crispness of a photo when its detail is clear.
How CRISPNESS is used
Crispness applies to food, weather, fabrics, writing and images alike.
- The crispness of the morning air woke him up.
- Chefs value the crispness of freshly fried chips.
- The editor admired the crispness of her prose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRISPNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRISPNESS
1 longer words begin with CRISPNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CRISPNESS
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Common questions about CRISPNESS
- Is CRISPNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRISPNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRISPNESS worth?
- CRISPNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRISPNESS mean?
- The quality of being firm, dry and easily broken, or of being fresh, clean and sharp.
- What letters can be added to CRISPNESS?
- No single letter can be added to CRISPNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRISPNESS:
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