crack

NOUNVERBADJECTIVE /kræk/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C

crack is a valid 5-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1A1C3K5
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does crack mean?

NOUN · 10 SENSES
1

A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive.

2

A long narrow depression in a surface.

3

A sudden sharp noise.

“the crack of a whip”

“he heard the cracking of the ice”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
4

The act of cracking something.

5

A blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.

“there was a crack in the mirror”

NARROWER
7

A usually brief attempt.

“he took a crack at it”

8

A narrow opening.

“he opened the window a crack”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
9

A chance to do something.

SYNONYMS
10

Witty remark.

VERB · 13 SENSES
1

Pass through (a barrier).

“Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county”

BROADER
2

Make a sharp sound.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
3

Break into simpler molecules by means of heat.

“The petroleum cracked”

BROADER
RELATED
4

Break partially but keep its integrity.

“The glass cracked”

BROADER
5

Cause to become cracked.

“heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair”

6

Gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions.

“she cracked my password”

“crack a safe”

RELATED
7

Hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise.

“The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler”

BROADER
RELATED
8

Make a very sharp explosive sound.

“His gun cracked”

BROADER
9

Reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking.

RELATED
10

Tell spontaneously.

“crack a joke”

11

Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.

“The glass cracked when it was heated”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
12

Suffer a nervous breakdown.

13

Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.

SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Of the highest quality.

“a crack shot”

SIMILAR