CRUZEIRO is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CRUZEIRO 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 CRUZEIRO?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRUZEIRO is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRUZEIRO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cruzeirosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRUZEIRO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRUZEIRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRUZEIRO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRUZEIRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former basic unit of money in Brazil, divided into one hundred centavos.
The cruzeiro was replaced and reintroduced several times between 1942 and 1994 as Brazil fought severe inflation. Its name means big cross in Portuguese, after the Southern Cross constellation.
How CRUZEIRO is used
Historical currency name; the modern Brazilian unit is the real, not the cruzeiro.
- He kept an old banknote worth a thousand cruzeiro as a souvenir.
- Prices in cruzeiro rose almost daily during the crisis.
- The cruzeiro lost most of its value in a single decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRUZEIRO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRUZEIRO
1 longer words begin with CRUZEIRO.
Shorter words from the letters in CRUZEIRO
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Common questions about CRUZEIRO
- Is CRUZEIRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRUZEIRO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRUZEIRO worth?
- CRUZEIRO is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRUZEIRO mean?
- A former basic unit of money in Brazil, divided into one hundred centavos.
- What letters can be added to CRUZEIRO?
- CRUZEIRO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRUZEIRO:
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