CRUZADO is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CRUZADO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRUZADO?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUZADO is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUZADO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cruzadosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUZADO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRUZADO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does CRUZADO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old Portuguese gold or silver coin, and later the basic unit of money in Brazil from 1986 to 1989.
The cruzado took its name from the cross stamped on early coins. Brazil revived the name for a currency meant to stop rampant inflation, but the plan soon failed.
How CRUZADO is used
Cruzado is a historical monetary term, found in economic and numismatic writing.
- The museum displayed a gold cruzado from the sixteenth century.
- Prices in the new cruzado rose almost as fast as before.
- He saved his pay in cruzado notes until they lost their value.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUZADO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUZADO
2 longer words begin with CRUZADO.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUZADO
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Common questions about CRUZADO
- Is CRUZADO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUZADO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUZADO worth?
- CRUZADO is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUZADO mean?
- An old Portuguese gold or silver coin, and later the basic unit of money in Brazil from 1986 to 1989.
- What letters can be added to CRUZADO?
- CRUZADO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRUZADO:
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