Is CRUEL a word?
CRUEL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 20 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CRUEL is a valid word.
What does cruel mean?
adjective: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
“a barbarous crime”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CRUEL: word details
- Pronunciation: KROO-uhl (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 7 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so CRUEL works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Frequently asked questions
What does CRUEL mean?
CRUEL is a adjective. It means: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
Is CRUEL a valid word?
Yes, CRUEL is a valid word. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.