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Is cryptic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cryptic is a Scrabble US word. The word cryptic is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

C3R1Y4P3T1I1C3

Is cryptic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cryptic is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3R1Y4P3T1I1C3

Is cryptic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cryptic is a Words With Friends word. The word cryptic is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4R1Y3P4T1I1C4

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7-letter words (1 found)

CRYPTIC,

5-letter words (6 found)

CRYPT,PICCY,PRICY,PYRIC,TRIPY,TYPIC,

4-letter words (9 found)

CITY,CRIP,CRIT,PITY,PYIC,RICY,RIPT,TRIP,TRYP,

3-letter words (13 found)

CIT,CRY,ICY,PIC,PIR,PIT,PRY,RIP,RIT,TIC,TIP,TRY,YIP,

2-letter words (3 found)

IT,PI,TI,

You can make 32 words from cryptic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cryptic

cryptic

Alternative forms

  • cryptick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Compare cryptology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪptɪk

Adjective

cryptic (comparative more cryptic, superlative most cryptic)

  1. Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
  2. Mystified or of an obscure nature.
  3. Involving use of a code or cipher.
  4. Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
  5. (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
  6. (zoology) Serving as camouflage.
  7. (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
  8. (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
    Synonym: (less common) cryptozoic

Derived terms

  • cryptic crossword
  • cryptic ovulation

Translations

Noun

cryptic (plural cryptics)

  1. (informal) A cryptic crossword puzzle.

Derived terms

  • cryptically
  • cryptogram

Source: wiktionary.org