crash: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with H
Meaning of crash
noun
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
Example: The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
Example: She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.
A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
Example: My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.
A sudden large decline in the value of money, stocks or other assets, etc., especially one that causes additional economic difficulties.
Example: the stock market crash
Listed forms: crashes.
Source: Wiktionary — crash.
adj
- not-comparable
Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.
Example: crash course
Source: Wiktionary — crash.
verb
- intransitive
To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
Example: When the car crashed into a house, the driver was heavily injured.
- transitive
To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
Example: I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.
- transitive
To hit or strike with force.
To make a sudden loud noise.
Example: Thunder crashed directly overhead.
Listed forms: crashes, crashing, crashed.
Source: Wiktionary — crash.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for crash.
noun
a loud resonant repeating noise
noun
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
noun
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
noun
the act of colliding with something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is crash in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of crash
C(3) + R(1) + A(1) + S(1) + H(4) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of crash
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from crash
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in crash. Showing up to 24, longest first.