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Crunching

c 3r 1u 1n 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of crunch

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

What does crunching 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 crunching.

Is CRUNCHING 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 CRUNCHING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
c 3r 1u 1n 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
c 4r 1u 2n 2c 4h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

21 pts
c 4r 1u 2n 1c 4h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
c 3r 1u 2n 1c 3h 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CRUNCHING

Hooks for CRUNCHING

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

Front hooks

scrunching

Back hooks

crunchings

Words that end like CRUNCHING

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

punchingbrunchingbunchinghunchinglunchingmunching
All words ending in -UNCHING

Crunching: quick answers

Is CRUNCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRUNCHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRUNCHING worth?
CRUNCHING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does crunching mean?
crunching is the present participle 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 CRUNCHING?
You can make 75 shorter words from CRUNCHING, such as CHURNING, CRUNCH, RUCHING, UNCHIC. See the full list.