CRUCIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRUCIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUCIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUCIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUCIAL
No single letter turns CRUCIAL into another word.
How CRUCIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRUCIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does CRUCIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely important because the result depends on it.
A crucial moment is one when success or failure is decided, like a final penalty kick. Speakers use the word for vital steps, facts or people. Unlike merely useful things, a crucial one cannot be left out.
How CRUCIAL is used
Common in news, sport, business and everyday speech.
- The weather will be crucial to our plans.
- She made a crucial save in the last minute.
- Sleep is crucial for growing children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUCIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUCIAL
1 longer words begin with CRUCIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUCIAL
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Common questions about CRUCIAL
- Is CRUCIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUCIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUCIAL worth?
- CRUCIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUCIAL mean?
- Extremely important because the result depends on it.
- What letters can be added to CRUCIAL?
- No single letter can be added to CRUCIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRUCIAL:
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