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Cranched

c 3r 1a 1n 1c 3h 4e 1d 2

About 1 syllable

verb · 8 letters · Rare · past tense of cranch

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cranched mean?

verb

  1. press or grind with a crushing noise

    Synonymscrunchcraunchgrind

Definitions shown for cranch, the base form of cranched.

Is CRANCHED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRANCHED worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3r 1a 1n 1c 3h 4e 1d 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
c 4r 1a 1n 2c 4h 3e 1d 2

Wordfeud

18 pts
c 4r 1a 1n 1c 4h 4e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
c 3r 1a 1n 1c 3h 3e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRANCHED

Hooks for CRANCHED

Add one letter to the front or back of CRANCHED to make another word.

Front hooks

scranched

Back hooks

None

Words that end like CRANCHED

Common words that share the ending -ANCHED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

blanchedbranchedstanchedranched
All words ending in -ANCHED

Cranched: quick answers

Is CRANCHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRANCHED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRANCHED worth?
CRANCHED scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cranched mean?
cranched is the past tense of cranch, which means “press or grind with a crushing noise”.
What words can you make with the letters in CRANCHED?
You can make 169 shorter words from CRANCHED, such as CHANCED, CACHED, CHACED, CHANCER. See the full list.