CRUCIFER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CRUCIFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUCIFER?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUCIFER is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUCIFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crucifersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUCIFER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRUCIFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRUCIFER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRUCIFER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, or a plant of the mustard family.
In church ceremony the crucifer walks at the head of the procession bearing the cross on a staff. Botanists apply the same word to cabbages, mustards and radishes, whose four petals form a cross. The two uses share only the cross imagery.
How CRUCIFER is used
Crucifer is used in church settings and in plant science.
- The crucifer led the choir down the aisle.
- Broccoli is a crucifer prized for its vitamins.
- A young crucifer held the heavy cross steady in the wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUCIFER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUCIFER
2 longer words begin with CRUCIFER.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUCIFER
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Common questions about CRUCIFER
- Is CRUCIFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUCIFER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUCIFER worth?
- CRUCIFER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUCIFER mean?
- A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, or a plant of the mustard family.
- What letters can be added to CRUCIFER?
- CRUCIFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRUCIFER:
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