CROZE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CROZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROZE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROZE is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROZE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CROZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does CROZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A groove cut near the end of a cask's staves to hold the head in place, or the tool used to cut it.
A cooper cuts a croze around the inside of a barrel so that the flat head can be fitted snugly into the groove. The same word names the special plane-like tool used to make that cut.
How CROZE is used
- The cooper ran the croze around the top of the barrel.
- A steady hand is needed to cut a clean croze.
- The old croze hung on the workshop wall with other tools.
- Without a proper croze, the barrel head would not seat correctly.
- He inspected the croze before fitting the last stave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROZE
3 longer words begin with CROZE.
Shorter words from the letters in CROZE
Common questions about CROZE
- Is CROZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROZE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROZE worth?
- CROZE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROZE mean?
- A groove cut near the end of a cask's staves to hold the head in place, or the tool used to cut it.
- What letters can be added to CROZE?
- CROZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CROZE:
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