crawl
Crawl can refer to a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body, a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick, or a very slow movement. As a verb, crawl can mean to move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground, feel as if crawling with insects, or show submission or fear.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
CR
Ends
AWL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CRAWL” Mean?
crawl has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa very slow movement
“the traffic advanced at a crawl”
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
Verb
5 sensesmove slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
“The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed”
“The streets crawl with crowds”
Synonyms
feel as if crawling with insects
“My skin crawled — I was terrified”
be full of
“The old cheese was crawling with maggots”
swim by doing the crawl
“European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a very slow movement
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
C, R, A, W, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CRAWL has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CRAWL is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CRAWL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CRAWL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
CR, RA, AW, WL
Trigrams
CRA, RAW, AWL
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