CRONY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRONY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRONY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRONY
No single letter turns CRONY into another word.
How CRONY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does CRONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A close friend or associate, especially one who is given favors or advantages because of personal loyalty rather than ability.
Crony originally meant simply a longtime friend or companion, dating back to university slang in seventeenth-century England. Its modern, more critical sense grew from cronyism, the practice of appointing friends and associates to positions of power regardless of their qualifications, so the word now often carries a faint suggestion of favoritism.
How CRONY is used
Often used with a mildly disapproving tone, as in political cronyism or a boss surrounded by loyal cronies.
- He gave the contract to an old crony instead of the most qualified bidder.
- Reporters called the new hire just another crony from the mayor's inner circle.
- She refused to appoint her husband's crony to the board.
- The word crony can describe a harmless old friend or a favored insider, depending on context.
- Critics said the appointment smelled of crony politics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRONY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRONY
The 5 tiles of CRONY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRONY
2 longer words begin with CRONY.
Words with CRONY inside
13 words contain CRONY in the middle. Words that start with CRONY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRONY
Common questions about CRONY
- Is CRONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRONY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRONY worth?
- CRONY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRONY mean?
- A close friend or associate, especially one who is given favors or advantages because of personal loyalty rather than ability.
- What letters can be added to CRONY?
- No single letter can be added to CRONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRONY:
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