Definition of CRAG

crag

Meanings

Plural: crags

Noun

  • a steep rugged rock or cliff
  • A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
  • A rough, broken fragment of rock.
  • A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
  • A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.
  • The neck or throat.

Origin / Etymology

From 13th century Middle English crag, from Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of Middle Irish carrac (compare Irish creig, Scottish Gaelic creag), possibly ultimately from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian քար (kʻar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”).

Scrabble Score: 7

crag is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
crag is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crag is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

crag is a valid Words With Friends word