CROMB is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CROMB is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CROMB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROMB is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROMB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crombsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROMB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CROMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does CROMB mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialectScots
To bend or draw something into a crooked shape.
Cromb is a Scots dialect verb for forcing something out of a straight line, such as a nail or a strip of metal. Speakers use it about the act of bending rather than the finished shape. It survives mainly in northern and Scottish speech rather than standard English.
How CROMB is used
Dialect; heard in Scots speech rather than written standard English.
- He would cromb the wire before fitting it into place.
- The old smith could cromb a rod with two blows.
- Damp weather made the boards cromb out of shape.
- They watched him cromb the nail flat against the anvil.
- To cromb metal cold takes a steady hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROMB
5 longer words begin with CROMB.
Shorter words from the letters in CROMB
Common questions about CROMB
- Is CROMB valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CROMB is not in it.
- How many points is CROMB worth?
- CROMB is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROMB mean?
- To bend or draw something into a crooked shape.
- What letters can be added to CROMB?
- CROMB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CROMB:
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