SCRUNCH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCRUNCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRUNCH?
| 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 SCRUNCH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRUNCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scrunchyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCRUNCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCRUNCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about SCRUNCH
- SCRUNCH 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 SCRUNCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To crush, crumple or squeeze something into a tight shape, often with a crunching noise.
People scrunch their faces, paper balls and hair. The word is gentler than crush and often playful. It is also the noise of boots on snow or gravel, and a scrunch is a stretchy band for the hair.
How SCRUNCH is used
Scrunch is used for squeezing, crumpling and for the sound of walking on crisp surfaces.
- She tried to scrunch the paper into a ball.
- He would scrunch his nose whenever he laughed.
- Gravel began to scrunch under their feet.
- Scrunch your hair with a little gel for loose waves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRUNCH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRUNCH
15 longer words begin with SCRUNCH.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRUNCH
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Common questions about SCRUNCH
- Is SCRUNCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRUNCH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRUNCH worth?
- SCRUNCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRUNCH mean?
- To crush, crumple or squeeze something into a tight shape, often with a crunching noise.
- What letters can be added to SCRUNCH?
- SCRUNCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCRUNCH:
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