crimson
VERBADJECTIVENOUN
/krɪmzən/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
crimson is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1I1M3S1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does crimson mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame.
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Characterized by violence or bloodshed.
“writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days”
“fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing”
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2
Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
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3
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion.
“crimson with fury”
“flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment”
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A deep and vivid red color.
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Anagrams of crimson
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