5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use cruel as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
About Cruel
A 1 syllables adjective satellite and 5 letters with the letters c, e, l, r, and u, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter u. Cruel starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, cr, cru, crue, and the ending characters are l, el, uel, ruel, ..
Definition
Used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Cruel is set as a grade one word that starts with c, ends with l, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is cruel a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Cruel in Pig Latin is said as "uelcray or uelcrway".
Unigram
c | r | u | e | l
Bigram
cr | ru | ue | el
Trigram
cru | rue | uel
Quadrigram
crue | ruel
Word Gram
Adjective Satellite Examples
used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering;
"brutal weather";
"northern winters can be cruel";
"a cruel world";
"a harsh climate";
"a rigorous climate";
"unkind winters"
lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering;
"a barbarous crime";
"brutal beatings";
"cruel tortures";
"Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks";
"a savage slap";
"vicious kicks"
(of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain;
"brutal instruments of torture";
"cruel weapons of war"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Cruel"

There are 643 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to cruel.

SynonymDefinition
Abominableexceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"
"abominable workmanship"
"an awful voice"
"dreadful manners"
"a painful performance"
"terrible handwriting"
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
Abrasivea substance that abrades or wears down
Abstrusedifficult to penetrate
incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
"the professor''s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"
"a deep metaphysical theory"
"some recondite problem in historiography"
Acutea mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Acute Accent
Adamantvery hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Adamantinenot capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
unsusceptible to persuasion
"he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"
"Cynthia was inexorable
she would have none of him"- W.Churchill
"an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera
Adamic
Affectingarousing affect
"the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"
"poignant grief cannot endure forever"
"his gratitude was simple and touching"
Afflictivecausing misery or pain or distress
"it was a sore trial to him"
"the painful process of growing up"

View all cognitive synonyms for Cruel

Anagrams

There are 3 anagrams from cruel.

Anagram Definition
Lucrethe excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Ulcera circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Cruelused of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering
"brutal weather"
"northern winters can be cruel"
"a cruel world"
"a harsh climate"
"a rigorous climate"
"unkind winters"

View English words with the unique letters used in cruel. Words With The Letters Celru

Similar Words

There are 1 words that are similar to "Cruel".

Similar WordDefinition
Hardnot easy;
requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;
"a difficult task";
"nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access";
"difficult times";
"a difficult child";
"found himself in a difficult situation";
"why i

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word cruel.

Is cruel a scrabble word or can you use cruel in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 32677 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 36844 games. This 5 letter 7 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters c, e, l, r, and u? There's 10 with 7 letters or less with the letters c, e, l, r, and u. Here is a list of 10 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Curlew (6 letters) 11 +4 14 +4 curlew
Curler (6 letters) 8 +1 11 +1 curler
Cruller (7 letters) 9 +2 13 +3 cruller
Culebra (7 letters) 11 +4 15 +5 brecula
Lucre (5 letters) 7 10 cruel
Ulcer (5 letters) 7 10 cruel
Curable (7 letters) 11 +4 15 +5 brecula
Cruel (5 letters) 7 10 cruel
Cruelly (7 letters) 12 +5 15 +5 cruelly
Clubber (7 letters) 13 +6 18 +8 bbcelru





     

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