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Cracking

/ˈkɹækɪŋ/

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:21 pts8 letters
Definition of Cracking

verb

  1. To form cracks.

    "It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack."

  2. To break apart under pressure.

    "When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked."

  3. To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

    "Anyone would crack after being hounded like that."

  4. To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.

    "When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked."

  5. To make a cracking sound.

    "The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six."

noun

  1. The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
  2. The formation of cracks on a surface.
  3. The production of a crack sound.

    "the crackings of whips"

adjective

  1. Great.

    "The race started at a cracking pace."

  2. Enjoyable.

    "We had a cracking time."

adverb

  1. Very, usually associated with praise.

    "It was a cracking good show."

Anagrams of Cracking

No exact anagrams found for "cracking". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cracking" and rearranging:

+lcrackling
+scrackings
Related Word Patterns
CR...Words starting with "cr"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "cracking"
Letter Values
c3
r1
a1
c3
k5
i1
n1
g2

Total: 17 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Cracking
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 8-Letter Words
cabalismcabalistcaballedcabaretscabbagedcabbagescabbageycabbalahcabbalascabernetcabestrocabezonecabezonscabildoscabinets

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cracking"

Cracking is a 8-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Cracking" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cracking" is a high-scoring word.