crush
Crush can refer to leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated, temporary love of an adolescent, or a dense crowd of people. As a verb, crush can mean to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition, come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority, or come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
CR
Ends
USH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CRUSH” Mean?
/kɹʌʃ/
crush has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesleather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
temporary love of an adolescent
Synonyms
the act of crushing
Synonyms
Verb
8 sensesbreak into small pieces
“The car crushed the toy”
“They crush the glass tubes”
humiliate or depress completely
“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
“The death of her son smashed her”
“The bad news will crush him”
Synonyms
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make ineffective
“Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination”
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
“The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”
“The glass tubes crush”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
C, R, U, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CRUSH has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CRUSH 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
★★★★☆CRUSH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CRUSH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
CR, RU, US, SH
Trigrams
CRU, RUS, USH
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