CRYPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRYPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYPTIC?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTIC is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTIC
No single letter turns CRYPTIC into another word.
How CRYPTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRYPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What stands out about CRYPTIC
- CRYPTIC gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
- CRYPTIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRYPTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a hidden or puzzling meaning that is hard to understand.
A cryptic message hints at something without saying it plainly, which is why the word fits riddles, odd notes and evasive replies. Cryptic crosswords use the idea literally, with clues that disguise their answers.
How CRYPTIC is used
Cryptic is used of remarks, messages and clues, and sometimes of animal colouring that hides it.
- She left a cryptic note on the kitchen table.
- His cryptic reply only deepened the mystery.
- The cryptic crossword took him all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYPTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRYPTIC
2 longer words begin with CRYPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTIC
Common questions about CRYPTIC
- Is CRYPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYPTIC worth?
- CRYPTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYPTIC mean?
- Having a hidden or puzzling meaning that is hard to understand.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTIC?
- No single letter can be added to CRYPTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRYPTIC:
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