CRUCIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CRUCIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUCIFY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUCIFY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUCIFY
No single letter turns CRUCIFY into another word.
How CRUCIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRUCIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What does CRUCIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put someone to death by fastening them to a cross, or to criticise them severely.
Crucify refers first to the ancient punishment that is central to Christian history. In everyday speech it also means to attack someone harshly, as when the press crucifies a politician after a blunder. Both senses stress suffering imposed by others.
How CRUCIFY is used
Literal in history and religion, figurative in news and sport commentary where critics crucify a person.
- The Romans would crucify those condemned for rebellion.
- Newspapers will crucify him if he loses the vote.
- Don't crucify yourself over one small mistake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUCIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUCIFY
1 longer words begin with CRUCIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUCIFY
Common questions about CRUCIFY
- Is CRUCIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUCIFY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUCIFY worth?
- CRUCIFY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUCIFY mean?
- To put someone to death by fastening them to a cross, or to criticise them severely.
- What letters can be added to CRUCIFY?
- No single letter can be added to CRUCIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRUCIFY:
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