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Cranes

c 3r 1a 1n 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of crane

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

What does cranes mean?

noun

  1. United States writer (1871-1900)

    Synonymsstephen crane

  2. United States poet (1899-1932)

    Synonymshart craneharold hart crane

  3. a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

    Synonymsgrus

  4. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

  5. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

verb

  1. stretch (the neck) so as to see better

    “The women craned their necks to see the President drive by”

    Synonymsstretch out

Definitions shown for crane, the base form of cranes.

Is CRANES 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 CRANES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
c 3r 1a 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
c 4r 1a 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
c 4r 1a 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
c 3r 1a 1n 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CRANES

Anagrams 5

canerscaserncrenasnacresrances

Words that end like CRANES

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

planescaneslanesmanespanesvaneswanesbiplanesprofanesmembraneshurricaneshydroplaneswindowpanes
All words ending in -ANES

Cranes: quick answers

Is CRANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRANES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRANES worth?
CRANES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cranes mean?
cranes is the plural and third-person singular form of crane, which means “United States writer (1871-1900)”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRANES?
You can make 107 shorter words from CRANES, such as ACERS, ACNES, ACRES, CANER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CRANES?
CRANES rearranges into CANERS, CASERN, CRENAS, NACRES, RANCES.