STREUSEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STREUSEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STREUSEL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STREUSEL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STREUSEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
streuselsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STREUSEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STREUSEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STREUSEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STREUSEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A crumbly topping of flour, sugar, butter and often cinnamon, spread on cakes and pastries.
Streusel gives coffee cakes and muffins a crisp, sweet crust that bakes in small clumps. The word is German, and bakers also use streusel for a cake that carries such a topping.
How STREUSEL is used
Baking term borrowed from German.
- She sprinkled streusel over the apple cake.
- The muffins had a thick layer of cinnamon streusel.
- Cold butter keeps the streusel crumbly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STREUSEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STREUSEL
1 longer words begin with STREUSEL.
Shorter words from the letters in STREUSEL
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Common questions about STREUSEL
- Is STREUSEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STREUSEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STREUSEL worth?
- STREUSEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STREUSEL mean?
- A crumbly topping of flour, sugar, butter and often cinnamon, spread on cakes and pastries.
- What letters can be added to STREUSEL?
- STREUSEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STREUSEL:
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