CRUSTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CRUSTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUSTINESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUSTINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUSTINESS
No single letter turns CRUSTINESS into another word.
How CRUSTINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CRUSTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRUSTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRUSTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of having a hard outer layer, or of being gruff and short-tempered.
Bakers prize the crustiness of a good loaf, while in people crustiness suggests a rough manner hiding a softer heart. Context decides which sense is meant.
How CRUSTINESS is used
Applies to bread and pastry in the literal sense, and to grumpy older characters in the figurative sense.
- The crustiness of the baguette crackled as she tore it.
- His crustiness put off visitors, though he was kind underneath.
- Soaking the loaf in steam reduced its crustiness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUSTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUSTINESS
1 longer words begin with CRUSTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUSTINESS
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Common questions about CRUSTINESS
- Is CRUSTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUSTINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUSTINESS worth?
- CRUSTINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUSTINESS mean?
- The quality of having a hard outer layer, or of being gruff and short-tempered.
- What letters can be added to CRUSTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to CRUSTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CRUSTINESS:
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