CRUSTACEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CRUSTACEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUSTACEAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUSTACEAN is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUSTACEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crustaceansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUSTACEAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CRUSTACEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRUSTACEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRUSTACEAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An animal with a hard shell and jointed legs, usually living in water, such as a crab or shrimp.
Every crustacean belongs to a large group of arthropods with a segmented body. Lobsters, barnacles and woodlice are all counted as crustaceans, though only some are eaten.
How CRUSTACEAN is used
Crustacean is a scientific term, also used as an adjective meaning relating to such animals.
- The crab is a crustacean with ten legs.
- A tiny crustacean clung to the rock.
- Allergy to any crustacean can be severe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUSTACEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUSTACEAN
1 longer words begin with CRUSTACEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUSTACEAN
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Common questions about CRUSTACEAN
- Is CRUSTACEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUSTACEAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUSTACEAN worth?
- CRUSTACEAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUSTACEAN mean?
- An animal with a hard shell and jointed legs, usually living in water, such as a crab or shrimp.
- What letters can be added to CRUSTACEAN?
- CRUSTACEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CRUSTACEAN:
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