CRYPT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CRYPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYPT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPT is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYPT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRYPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does CRYPT mean in Scrabble?
noun
An underground room or vault, typically beneath a church, used for burials or storage of relics.
A crypt sits below the main floor of a church or cathedral and was traditionally built to hold the tombs of the dead, saints relics, or valuable objects kept out of sight. The word derives from the Greek for hidden, and the architecture reflects that origin: crypts are enclosed, low-ceilinged rooms reached by narrow stairs. Many old European churches still have working crypts open to visitors, while some later buildings use the term loosely for any below-ground chamber. Horror fiction has also borrowed the crypt as a stock setting for the supernatural.
How CRYPT is used
Used in architecture, history and fiction to describe an underground burial chamber, most often beneath a church.
- The tour guide led us down into the crypt beneath the cathedral.
- Generations of the family were buried in the same crypt.
- Cold air rose from the crypt as the door was opened.
- The novel is set partly in a crypt full of old coffins.
- Archaeologists found Roman coins hidden in the crypt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRYPT
Showing 24 of 93 words that begin with CRYPT.
Words ending in CRYPT
2 words end in CRYPT. Useful as a back hook: play CRYPT onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRYPT inside
15 words contain CRYPT in the middle. Words that start with CRYPT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPT
Common questions about CRYPT
- Is CRYPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYPT worth?
- CRYPT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYPT mean?
- An underground room or vault, typically beneath a church, used for burials or storage of relics.
- What letters can be added to CRYPT?
- CRYPT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRYPT:
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