CRYPTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CRYPTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYPTAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTAL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTAL
No single letter turns CRYPTAL into another word.
How CRYPTAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRYPTAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about CRYPTAL
- CRYPTAL gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRYPTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or resembling a crypt, either an underground chamber or a small pit in body tissue.
Cryptal is a rare, specialised adjective. In anatomy it points to the tiny crypts lining organs such as the intestine, while in general writing it can evoke the gloom of a burial vault.
How CRYPTAL is used
Cryptal is found mainly in anatomy and architecture, almost never in everyday speech.
- The cryptal cells of the gut lining renew themselves rapidly.
- A cryptal chill rose from the stone floor of the old church.
- The pathologist noted cryptal damage in the tissue sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYPTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTAL
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Common questions about CRYPTAL
- Is CRYPTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPTAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYPTAL worth?
- CRYPTAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYPTAL mean?
- Relating to or resembling a crypt, either an underground chamber or a small pit in body tissue.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTAL?
- No single letter can be added to CRYPTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRYPTAL:
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