Is CRUDENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRUDENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRUDENESS mean?
- noun
a wild or unrefined state
- noun
an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
“the whole town was famous for its crudeness”
- noun
an unpolished unrefined quality
“the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CRUDENESS
CRUDENESS 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 CRUDENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censured11
- censused11
- seducers11
- censures10
- decerns10
- recused10
- reduces10
- rescued10
- screeds10
- secured10
- seducer10
- seduces10
- rudeness9
- censers9
- censure9
- ceruses9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- screens9
- secerns9
- secures9
- ceders9
- censed9
- cessed9
- creeds9
- crudes9
- cursed9
- cussed9
- decern9
- deuces9
- dunces9
- educes9
- reduce9
- scends9
- screed9
- secund9
- seduce9
- dueness8
- endures8
- ensured8
- redness8
- resends8
- senders8
- sunders8
- undress8
- censer8
- censes8
- census8
- cereus8
- ceruse8
- cruses8
- curses8
- cusser8
- recess8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- scenes8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
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