CRUNCHED
/kɹʌntʃt/
8 letters · 2 syllables · verb
Definition of CRUNCHED
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
"When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
"Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked."
To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
"That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."
Examples of CRUNCHED in a Sentence
- "When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
- "Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked."
- "That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."
Word Details
Is CRUNCHED a Scrabble Word?
Yes, CRUNCHED is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: CRUNCHED uses 8 letters. Look for double or triple letter squares under high-value tiles to maximize your score.
Letter Values for CRUNCHED
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | c | r | u | n | c | h | e | d | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in CRUNCHED
93 words from the letters in CRUNCHED
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How to Use CRUNCHED in Word Games
CRUNCHED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, making it a high-scoring word.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble CRUNCHED to find 93 additional valid words.