CRUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUCK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUCK is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crucksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUCK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,137 thousand.
What does CRUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalhistoricalBritish
A curved timber, used in a matching pair, that forms the main structural support of a traditional timber-framed building.
A cruck was usually cut from a single large tree that had grown or been shaped with a natural bend, then split lengthwise so the two matching halves leaned inward to meet at the roof ridge. Builders in medieval England and Wales relied on this method, known as cruck construction, especially in regions where long straight timber was scarce. A cruck frame carried the weight of the roof directly to the ground, which meant the walls between the frames could be made of lighter material such as wattle and daub. Many surviving cruck barns and cottages are now protected as important examples of early timber architecture.
How CRUCK is used
A specialist term from historical and architectural writing about traditional timber-framed buildings.
- The barn still stands on its original pair of cruck timbers.
- Each cruck was cut from a single curved oak trunk.
- Restorers carefully repaired the decayed base of the cruck.
- The cottage is a fine example of cruck construction from the 1400s.
- Guides pointed out how the cruck carried the whole weight of the roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUCK
1 longer words begin with CRUCK.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUCK
Common questions about CRUCK
- Is CRUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUCK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUCK worth?
- CRUCK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUCK mean?
- A curved timber, used in a matching pair, that forms the main structural support of a traditional timber-framed building.
- What letters can be added to CRUCK?
- CRUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRUCK:
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