CRUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRUNK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUNK?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUNK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUNK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crunksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUNK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does CRUNK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slang
Excited, energetic, or wild, especially in a party atmosphere; also, a style of hip-hop music built around repeated shouted phrases and heavy bass.
Crunk describes a state of high excitement and energy, the kind associated with a loud, packed party where people are shouting, dancing, and generally letting loose. The word grew out of Southern hip-hop culture in the United States and eventually named its own subgenre, marked by simple repeated chants, aggressive bass, and a driving tempo meant to get a crowd moving. Some accounts trace the word to a blend of crazy and drunk, though its exact origin remains debated among linguists. Whether describing the music itself or the mood it creates, crunk always points to high-energy excitement rather than calm or quiet.
How CRUNK is used
Slang, associated chiefly with Southern hip-hop culture and used informally to describe an energetic, excited atmosphere.
- The whole club got crunk once the bass dropped.
- He blasted crunk music from his car speakers.
- The crowd went crunk as soon as the DJ arrived.
- She grew up listening to crunk during its early 2000s peak.
- Their new track brought back that classic crunk energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUNK
6 longer words begin with CRUNK.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUNK
Common questions about CRUNK
- Is CRUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUNK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUNK worth?
- CRUNK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUNK mean?
- Excited, energetic, or wild, especially in a party atmosphere; also, a style of hip-hop music built around repeated shouted phrases and heavy bass.
- What letters can be added to CRUNK?
- CRUNK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRUNK:
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