crucial: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of crucial
adj
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
Example: The battle of Tali-Ihantala in 1944 is one of the crucial moments in the history of Finland.
- Jamaica, especially, slang
Very good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.
Example: Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.
- archaic
Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
Source: Wiktionary — crucial.
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 crucial.
adjective
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
adjective
of the greatest importance
- all-important
- all important
- essential
- of the essence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is crucial in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of crucial
C(3) + R(1) + U(1) + C(3) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 11 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 crucial
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from crucial
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in crucial. Showing up to 24, longest first.