Cracks
/kɹæks/
noun
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
"A large crack had formed in the roadway."
- A narrow opening.
"Open the door a crack."
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
"I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle."
- Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
"crack head"
- The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
"The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles."
verb
- To form cracks.
"It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack."
- To break apart under pressure.
"When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked."
- To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
"Anyone would crack after being hounded like that."
- To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
"When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked."
- To make a cracking sound.
"The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six."
SYNONYMS
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Cracks"
Cracks is a 6-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Cracks" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cracks" is a medium-scoring word.