CRUISE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CRUISE 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 CRUISE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUISE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUISE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRUISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about CRUISE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRUISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To travel or sail slowly and steadily for pleasure or at an easy, moderate pace, without any pressing need to reach a destination quickly.
People cruise on a ship touring several ports for a holiday, but the same word applies to a car cruising down a highway at an easy, steady speed, or a plane cruising at its most fuel-efficient altitude. The noun cruise names the pleasure voyage itself, especially one calling at multiple destinations along a planned route. Because the core idea is smooth, effortless movement rather than urgency, the word also extends to a team cruising to an easy victory in a game.
How CRUISE is used
Common for pleasure voyages by ship, for vehicles moving at a steady speed, and figuratively for achieving something with little effort.
- The couple booked a cruise around the Mediterranean for their anniversary.
- He set the car to cruise at a steady speed on the open highway.
- The airliner began to cruise at thirty-five thousand feet.
- The champions seemed to cruise through the early rounds of the tournament.
- They watched the cruise ship pull slowly out of the harbor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRUISE
The 6 tiles of CRUISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CRUISE
11 longer words begin with CRUISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUISE
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Common questions about CRUISE
- Is CRUISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUISE worth?
- CRUISE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUISE mean?
- To travel or sail slowly and steadily for pleasure or at an easy, moderate pace, without any pressing need to reach a destination quickly.
- What letters can be added to CRUISE?
- CRUISE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRUISE:
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