CRUSADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRUSADE 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 CRUSADE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUSADE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUSADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUSADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRUSADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does CRUSADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vigorous campaign for a cause, or one of the medieval Christian military expeditions to the Holy Land.
Historians use Crusade for the medieval wars fought in the Middle East, while in modern speech a crusade is any determined drive for reform. The word also works as a verb, meaning to campaign zealously.
How CRUSADE is used
Crusade is capitalised for the medieval wars and lowercase for modern campaigns.
- She led a crusade against litter in her neighbourhood.
- The first crusade set out from Europe in the eleventh century.
- His crusade for cleaner rivers lasted thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUSADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRUSADE
The 7 tiles of CRUSADE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRUSADE
4 longer words begin with CRUSADE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUSADE
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Common questions about CRUSADE
- Is CRUSADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUSADE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUSADE worth?
- CRUSADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUSADE mean?
- A vigorous campaign for a cause, or one of the medieval Christian military expeditions to the Holy Land.
- What letters can be added to CRUSADE?
- CRUSADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRUSADE:
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