CRUX is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRUX 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 CRUX?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUX is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUX
No single letter turns CRUX into another word.
How CRUX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CRUX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does CRUX mean in Scrabble?
noun
The decisive or most important point.
Crux is Latin for a cross, and the sense of a difficulty grew from the idea of something that torments. Climbers use it for the hardest move on a route, which is the most literal modern use of the word.
How CRUX is used
Countable; the plural is cruxes or cruces.
- The crux of the argument was never actually stated.
- The word crux is Latin for a cross.
- A climber calls the hardest move the crux.
- Two cruxes on the same pitch is a hard route.
- The crux of it is money, as it usually is.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUX
1 longer words begin with CRUX.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUX
Common questions about CRUX
- Is CRUX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUX worth?
- CRUX is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUX mean?
- The decisive or most important point.
- What letters can be added to CRUX?
- No single letter can be added to CRUX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CRUX:
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