Crunch
/kɹʌntʃ/
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters
Definition of Crunch
noun
- A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
- A critical moment or event.
- A problem that leads to a crisis.
- (exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
- The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
verb
- To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
"When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
- To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
"Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked."
- To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
"That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."
- To grind or press with violence and noise.
- To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
Anagrams of Crunch
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
c3
r1
u1
n1
c3
h4
Total: 13 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Crunch
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 "Crunch"
Crunch is a 6-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Crunch" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "crunch" is a medium-scoring word.