CRUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CRUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUDE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUDE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does CRUDE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
In a natural or unrefined state, not yet processed; also rough, unpolished, or lacking tact and sophistication.
Crude oil comes straight from the ground before refining removes impurities and separates it into fuels and other products, so the word first points to a raw, unfinished state. The same word describes work, humor, or manners that are rough and unpolished, as when a joke is called crude for being blunt or tasteless. A crude estimate or crude tool works well enough for a rough purpose without any fine finishing. The two senses share the same core idea: something taken in its basic, unrefined form.
How CRUDE is used
Common in both technical contexts, as in crude oil, and in everyday speech describing rough manners or humor.
- The tanker carried crude oil to the refinery.
- He apologized for making such a crude remark at dinner.
- The cabin was built with crude tools but sturdy walls.
- She gave a crude estimate of the total cost.
- Critics called the sculpture crude and unfinished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRUDE
The 5 tiles of CRUDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRUDE
6 longer words begin with CRUDE.
Words with CRUDE inside
9 words contain CRUDE in the middle. Words that start with CRUDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUDE
Common questions about CRUDE
- Is CRUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUDE worth?
- CRUDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUDE mean?
- In a natural or unrefined state, not yet processed; also rough, unpolished, or lacking tact and sophistication.
- What letters can be added to CRUDE?
- CRUDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRUDE:
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