Is CRACKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRACKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRACKED mean?
- adjective
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
“chapped lips”
- adjective
of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
- adjective
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
“it used to drive my husband balmy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CRACKED
CRACKED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CRACKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arcked13
- carked13
- dacker13
- racked13
- crack13
- caked12
- dreck12
- crake11
- creak11
- deck11
- drake10
- raked10
- cake10
- cark10
- rack10
- reck10
- dark9
- drek9
- ack9
- acred8
- arced8
- cadre8
- cared8
- cedar8
- raced8
- ceca8
- rake8
- dak8
- aced7
- cade7
- card7
- cred7
- dace7
- ark7
- kae7
- kea7
- acre6
- care6
- race6
- cad6
- ka6
- dare5
- dear5
- read5
- ace5
- arc5
- car5
- rec5
- rad4
- red4
- are3
- ear3
- era3
- ad3
- da3
- de3
- ed3
- ae2
- ar2
- er2
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