CROCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CROCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROCUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROCUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROCUS
No single letter turns CROCUS into another word.
How CROCUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CROCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about CROCUS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CROCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small spring-flowering plant of the iris family that grows from a corm and bears cup-shaped yellow, purple or white flowers.
The crocus is often the first colour of the year, pushing up through late snow in cold climates. One species, the saffron crocus, yields the spice saffron from the threads inside its flower. The plural can be crocuses or, more rarely, croci.
How CROCUS is used
A familiar garden flower, used as a sign that spring has arrived.
- The first crocus opened beside the garden path in March.
- Yellow and purple crocus flowers covered the lawn.
- She planted a crocus bulb in every pot.
- A crocus can bloom while snow is still on the ground.
- Saffron comes from the stigmas of one kind of crocus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROCUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CROCUS
The 6 tiles of CROCUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CROCUS
1 longer words begin with CROCUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CROCUS
Common questions about CROCUS
- Is CROCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROCUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROCUS worth?
- CROCUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROCUS mean?
- A small spring-flowering plant of the iris family that grows from a corm and bears cup-shaped yellow, purple or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to CROCUS?
- No single letter can be added to CROCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CROCUS:
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