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cran

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Is cran a Scrabble word?

Yes, cran is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 6 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of cran?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has oftentimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or ~750 herrings on average (up to 1200 or even ~2500).Examples: "Very flattering indeed has been the success of the fishermen; and many boats have come in loaded, averaging thirty or forty crans each (every cran estimated at 1,000 herrings), and disposed of their cargoes at nine shillings per cran; but the price has been since raised to fifteen shillings."; "His brother caught three hundred cran when the seas were lavish, / Threw the bleeders back in the sea and went upon the parish."; "[…] And fish the knolls on the North Sea Holes And try your luck at the North Shields Gut With a catch of a hundred cran."obsolete

2. (obsolete, rare, by extension) A barrel made to hold such a measure.broadlyobsoleterare

noun (English)

1. (music) An embellishment played on the lowest note of a chanter of a bagpipe, consisting of a series of grace notes produced by rapid sequential lifting of the fingers of the lower hand.

name (English)

1. (after a qualification) Cranfield University, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

name (English)

1. (programming) Acronym of Comprehensive R Archive Network.abbreviationacronymalt-of

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "cran"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "cran"?

Scrabble
6 points
C3
R1
A1
N1
Words With Friends
8 points
C4
R1
A1
N2

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