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Crunched

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

About 1 syllable

verb · 8 letters · Very common · past tense of crunch

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

What does crunched mean?

verb

  1. make a crushing noise

    “his shoes were crunching on the gravel”

    Synonymsscranchscraunchcrackle

  2. press or grind with a crushing noise

    Synonymscranchcraunchgrind

  3. chew noisily

    “The children crunched the celery sticks”

    Synonymsmunch

  4. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

    “grind the spices in a mortar”

    Synonymsgrindmashbraycomminute

Definitions shown for crunch, the base form of crunched.

Is CRUNCHED 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 CRUNCHED worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

19 pts
c 4r 1u 2n 2c 4h 3e 1d 2

Wordfeud

19 pts
c 4r 1u 2n 1c 4h 4e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3r 1u 2n 1c 3h 3e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in CRUNCHED

Hooks for CRUNCHED

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

Front hooks

scrunched

Back hooks

None

Words that end like CRUNCHED

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

punchedbrunchedbunchedhunchedlunchedmunched
All words ending in -UNCHED

Crunched: quick answers

Is CRUNCHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRUNCHED 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 CRUNCHED worth?
CRUNCHED scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does crunched mean?
crunched is the past tense of crunch, which means “make a crushing noise”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRUNCHED?
You can make 93 shorter words from CRUNCHED, such as CHUNDER, CHURNED, CRUNCH, CURCH. See the full list.