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CRISIS

6 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What CRISIS Means

  1. noun: an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty“they went bankrupt during the economic crisis”
  2. noun: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something“after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CRISIS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 I1 S1 I1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CRISIS

14 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (1)

4 letter words (6)

3 letter words (5)

2 letter words (2)

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