CRU is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. CRU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRU?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRU is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in CRU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about CRU
- The same 3 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 CRU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vineyard or group of vineyards of recognised quality.
Cru is French for a growth, and it names the ground rather than the wine: a grand cru is a plot of land with a reputation attached to it. The rankings were drawn up region by region and are almost impossible to compare with each other.
How CRU is used
Countable: a cru, two crus. Chiefly about French wine.
- A grand cru is a piece of ground and not a style.
- The cru is fixed by the land and cannot be moved.
- The word cru is French for a growth.
- Two crus a mile apart sell at four times the difference.
- Every region ranks its crus by different rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRU
The 3 tiles of CRU in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CRU
Showing 24 of 272 words that begin with CRU.
Words ending in CRU
1 words end in CRU. Useful as a back hook: play CRU onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRU inside
Showing 24 of 258 words that contain CRU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CRU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRU
Common questions about CRU
- Is CRU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRU, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRU worth?
- CRU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRU mean?
- A vineyard or group of vineyards of recognised quality.
- What letters can be added to CRU?
- CRU takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CRU:
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