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Is crochet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word crochet is a Scrabble US word. The word crochet is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3R1O1C3H4E1T1

Is crochet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word crochet is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3R1O1C3H4E1T1

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Yes. The word crochet is a Words With Friends word. The word crochet is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CROCHET,

6-letter words (7 found)

CROCHE,CROTCH,HECTOR,ROCHET,ROTCHE,TOCHER,TROCHE,

5-letter words (12 found)

CEROC,CHERT,CHORE,OCHER,OCHRE,OTHER,RECCO,RECTO,RETCH,ROTCH,THROE,TORCH,

4-letter words (26 found)

CERO,CERT,CHER,CHOC,COCH,CORE,COTE,COTH,CROC,ECCO,ECHO,ECHT,ETCH,HERO,HOER,HORE,HOTE,OCHE,ROCH,ROHE,ROTE,TECH,TEHR,THRO,TORC,TORE,

3-letter words (29 found)

CHE,COR,COT,ECH,ECO,ETH,HER,HET,HOC,HOE,HOT,OCH,ORC,ORE,ORT,REC,REH,REO,RET,RHO,ROC,ROE,ROT,TEC,THE,THO,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (12 found)

CH,EH,ER,ET,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 88 words from crochet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of crochet

crochet

Alternative forms

  • crotchet (archaic)

Etymology

From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

crochet (plural crochets)

  1. Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
  2. A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

crochet (third-person singular simple present crochets, present participle crocheting, simple past and past participle crocheted)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

Translations

French

Etymology

From croc +‎ -et with palatalization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɔ.ʃɛ/

Noun

crochet m (plural crochets)

  1. hook (rod bent into a curved shape)
  2. (typography) square bracket
  3. fang (of snake)
  4. (architecture) crocket
  5. crochet
  6. (boxing) hook
  7. (soccer, rugby) sidestep
  8. detour

Derived terms

  • au crochet de
  • crocheter
  • vivre aux crochets de

Descendants

Further reading

  • “crochet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • crochat, crochett

Etymology

From Old French crochet; doublet of croket.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɔˈt͡ʃɛt/, /ˈkrɔt͡ʃɛt/

Noun

crochet (plural crochettes)

  1. hook, crook
  2. hooked staff
  3. crotchet (musical note)
  4. (rare) crocket

Descendants

  • English: crotchet

References

  • “crochet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norman

Noun

crochet m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of crachet

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French crochet. Doublet of colchete.

Pronunciation

Noun

crochet m (plural crochets)

  1. Alternative form of crochê

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French croquet.

Noun

crochet n (uncountable)

  1. croquet

Declension

Spanish

Noun

crochet m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of croché
  2. (architecture) crocket

Source: wiktionary.org