CRUISY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRUISY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUISY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUISY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUISY
No single letter turns CRUISY into another word.
How CRUISY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRUISY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does CRUISY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalAustralian
Relaxed and easy-going, without pressure or hurry.
Cruisy is a casual word built on cruise, in the sense of moving along at a comfortable speed. Australians in particular use it for a day, a job, a drive or a person that takes little effort and asks for no rush. It is a warm, friendly label that suggests things are simply going smoothly.
How CRUISY is used
Informal, especially Australian and New Zealand speech; not suited to formal writing.
- We had a cruisy Sunday with nothing planned beyond a long lunch.
- The new job is pretty cruisy after the chaos of the last one.
- He gave a cruisy wave and strolled past without a care.
- It was a cruisy drive down the coast with the windows open.
- The cafe has a cruisy atmosphere that makes people stay for hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUISY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUISY
Common questions about CRUISY
- Is CRUISY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUISY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUISY worth?
- CRUISY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUISY mean?
- Relaxed and easy-going, without pressure or hurry.
- What letters can be added to CRUISY?
- No single letter can be added to CRUISY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRUISY:
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