CRUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CRUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUSE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUSE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about CRUSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 CRUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
A small earthenware pot or jar, used in earlier times for holding liquids such as oil, water, or honey.
A cruse was an everyday household vessel long before glass and metal containers became common, and it appears frequently in older religious and literary texts, including stories about a cruse of oil that never runs empty. Unlike a large jar meant for storage, a cruse was typically small enough to be carried or poured from easily at a single meal or task. The word has largely disappeared from everyday speech and now survives mainly in older writing, translations, and retellings of traditional stories.
How CRUSE is used
Archaic and literary; encountered mainly in older texts, older translations, and stories set in earlier times.
- The old woman kept a small cruse of oil beside the hearth.
- A cruse of water was all the traveler carried on the journey.
- The story tells of a cruse that never ran dry.
- She poured honey from a clay cruse into the bowl.
- The museum displayed an ancient cruse found near the ruins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRUSE
The 5 tiles of CRUSE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with CRUSE
3 longer words begin with CRUSE.
Words with CRUSE inside
1 words contain CRUSE in the middle. Words that start with CRUSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUSE
Common questions about CRUSE
- Is CRUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUSE worth?
- CRUSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUSE mean?
- A small earthenware pot or jar, used in earlier times for holding liquids such as oil, water, or honey.
- What letters can be added to CRUSE?
- CRUSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRUSE:
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