CRUFT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRUFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUFT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUFT is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cruftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRUFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does CRUFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Useless, redundant, or poorly made material that accumulates over time, especially in computer code, software, or written documents.
Cruft grew out of hacker slang at American universities, where it first described leftover junk of any kind before programmers narrowed it to describe messy, unnecessary code. A codebase weighed down by cruft still runs, but it becomes harder to read, maintain, or extend because nobody has taken the time to remove what no longer serves a purpose.
How CRUFT is used
Common in programming and tech culture, often paired with phrases like legacy cruft or code cruft.
- The old script was full of cruft nobody dared to delete.
- A weekend refactor cleared out years of accumulated cruft.
- Half the configuration file was pure cruft left from earlier versions.
- Developers spent the sprint removing dead code and general cruft.
- His desk drawer was a kind of physical cruft, stuffed with broken pens and old cables.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUFT
1 longer words begin with CRUFT.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUFT
Common questions about CRUFT
- Is CRUFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUFT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUFT worth?
- CRUFT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUFT mean?
- Useless, redundant, or poorly made material that accumulates over time, especially in computer code, software, or written documents.
- What letters can be added to CRUFT?
- CRUFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRUFT:
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