CRISSUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRISSUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRISSUM?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRISSUM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRISSUM
No single letter turns CRISSUM into another word.
How CRISSUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRISSUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CRISSUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The area of feathers around the vent of a bird, beneath the tail.
Bird watchers check the crissum because its colour often helps tell similar species apart. It is the patch under the tail that covers the opening used for waste and eggs. The word is Latin in origin and used mainly in ornithology.
How CRISSUM is used
Used in bird guides and ornithology.
- The bird has a rusty crissum that shows when it lifts its tail.
- Field guides describe the crissum of each thrasher.
- A pale crissum separates this warbler from its cousin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRISSUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRISSUM
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Common questions about CRISSUM
- Is CRISSUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRISSUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRISSUM worth?
- CRISSUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRISSUM mean?
- The area of feathers around the vent of a bird, beneath the tail.
- What letters can be added to CRISSUM?
- No single letter can be added to CRISSUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRISSUM:
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