crackle
NOUNVERBADJECTIVE
/krækəl/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
crackle is a valid 7-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1A1C3K5L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does crackle mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The sharp sound of snapping noises.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Make a crackling sound.
“My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Make a crushing noise.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
To become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks.
“The blazing sun crackled the desert sand”
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware.
“a crackle glaze”
SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD