CRUTCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRUTCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUTCH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUTCH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUTCH
No single letter turns CRUTCH into another word.
How CRUTCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRUTCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about CRUTCH
- CRUTCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRUTCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long support with a padded top that fits under the arm, used to help someone with an injured leg walk.
Most people who break a leg learn to walk on a pair of crutches for a few weeks. The word has a wider figurative life: anything a person leans on too heavily, such as a habit, a drink or a clever trick, can be called a crutch. Old nautical and saddlery writing also uses it for a forked support or rest.
How CRUTCH is used
Usually plural in the medical sense (a pair of crutches); singular in the figurative sense.
- He walked with a crutch for six weeks after the accident.
- Humour became a crutch for her whenever she felt shy.
- The doctor adjusted the height of each crutch to fit him.
- A wooden crutch leaned against the wall beside the door.
- Relying on a calculator can turn into a crutch for young pupils.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUTCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUTCH
4 longer words begin with CRUTCH.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUTCH
Common questions about CRUTCH
- Is CRUTCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUTCH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUTCH worth?
- CRUTCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUTCH mean?
- A long support with a padded top that fits under the arm, used to help someone with an injured leg walk.
- What letters can be added to CRUTCH?
- No single letter can be added to CRUTCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRUTCH:
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