CRUMHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CRUMHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUMHORN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUMHORN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUMHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crumhornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUMHORN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRUMHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRUMHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRUMHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A Renaissance wind instrument with a double reed and a tube that curves upward at the end.
The crumhorn has a buzzing, nasal sound because the reed is enclosed in a cap and the player blows into it. Its curved shape gave it a name meaning crooked horn. It was popular in the sixteenth century and is revived by early-music groups.
How CRUMHORN is used
Crumhorn is used in early-music and instrument histories.
- The ensemble added a crumhorn to give the piece its reedy colour.
- A crumhorn cannot play very loudly or very high.
- He learned the crumhorn at a summer course on Renaissance music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUMHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUMHORN
1 longer words begin with CRUMHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUMHORN
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Common questions about CRUMHORN
- Is CRUMHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUMHORN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUMHORN worth?
- CRUMHORN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUMHORN mean?
- A Renaissance wind instrument with a double reed and a tube that curves upward at the end.
- What letters can be added to CRUMHORN?
- CRUMHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRUMHORN:
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