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Unscramble CRUEL

CRUEL scores 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. It has 2 exact anagrams (ulcer, lucre). Below are all 17 shorter words you can make from its letters.

What CRUEL means

adjective, 2 syllables: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Rhymes with: fuel, unusual, spiritual, dual, renewal, jewel, duel, textual, contextual, refuel.

Words
17
Longest
clue (4)
Best Scrabble score
clue (6 pts)
Most common
re, clue, cure

4-letter words (7)

3-letter words (7)

2-letter words (3)

Words from CRUEL, explained

ULCER 7 pts
a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal…
LUCRE 7 pts
informal terms for money
CLUE 6 pts
a slight indication
CURE 6 pts
provide a cure for, make healthy again
RULE 4 pts
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
CURL 6 pts
form a curl, curve, or kink
LURE 4 pts
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

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What words can you make from CRUEL?

19 words: 2 exact anagrams (ulcer, lucre), plus 17 shorter words. The longest are listed first above.

Is CRUEL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CRUEL is in the ENABLE word list used by most word games and scores 7 points before bonus squares.

What's the highest-scoring word you can make from CRUEL?

ULCER, at 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends before bonus squares.

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Numbers are Scrabble points (Words With Friends scores clue at 9). Word list: ENABLE plus additions; use the word finder for blanks and board letters.