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crush

/kɹʌʃ/noun · verb

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.

12 meanings5 lettersScrabble 10

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 senses
1

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

2

a dense crowd of people

Synonyms

3

temporary love of an adolescent

Synonyms

4

the act of crushing

Verb

8 senses
1

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

The government oppresses political activists

2

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

crush an aluminum can

squeeze a lemon

3

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship

We beat the competition

Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game

The fighter managed to crush his opponent

4

break into small pieces

The car crushed the toy

They crush the glass tubes

5

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

6

crush or bruise

jam a toe

Synonyms

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7

make ineffective

Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination

8

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

Word Intelligence

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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

c
r
u
s
h

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for crush.

CRUSH is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with C and ends with H.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 20%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using crush in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

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.

Letter Intelligence

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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

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for crush.

CRUSH is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with C and ends with H, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with H, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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