CROMLECH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CROMLECH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROMLECH?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROMLECH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROMLECH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cromlechsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROMLECH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CROMLECH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROMLECH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROMLECH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A prehistoric monument made of standing stones, either a circle or a large flat stone resting on upright ones.
The word comes from Welsh, and its meaning has shifted over time: in Britain it usually refers to a dolmen, a tomb with a capstone, while in Brittany it names a circle of tall stones. An archaeologist may still say cromlech where others prefer stone circle.
How CROMLECH is used
Used in archaeology and travel writing about Welsh and Breton megalithic sites.
- We walked up the hill to the ancient cromlech.
- The cromlech stood alone on the windswept moor.
- A flat stone lay across the top of the cromlech like a table.
- Visitors photographed the cromlech at sunrise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROMLECH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROMLECH
1 longer words begin with CROMLECH.
Shorter words from the letters in CROMLECH
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Common questions about CROMLECH
- Is CROMLECH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROMLECH, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROMLECH worth?
- CROMLECH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROMLECH mean?
- A prehistoric monument made of standing stones, either a circle or a large flat stone resting on upright ones.
- What letters can be added to CROMLECH?
- CROMLECH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CROMLECH:
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