cruise: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of cruise
noun
A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
- US, informal
A period spent in the Marine Corps.
A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group.
Listed forms: cruises, cruize.
Source: Wiktionary — cruise.
verb
- intransitive
To sail about, especially for pleasure.
Example: the romance of cruising down the Nile
- intransitive
To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
- transitive
To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
- ambitransitive
To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
Listed forms: cruises, cruising, cruised, cruize.
Source: Wiktionary — cruise.
noun
A small cup; cruse.
Listed forms: cruises.
Source: Wiktionary — cruise.
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 cruise.
noun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cruise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cruise
C(3) + R(1) + U(1) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 8 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 cruise
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from cruise
50 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cruise. Showing up to 24, longest first.