Scrabble & Words with friends points
- cradle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
- cradle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
- cradle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11
Definition of cradle
- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence (noun)
Synonyms
- birthplace
- place of origin
- provenance
- provenience
- a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold (noun)
Synonyms
- rocker
- a baby bed with sides and rockers (noun)
- birth of a person (noun)
Examples
- he was taught from the cradle never to cry
- bring up from infancy (verb)
- cut grain with a cradle scythe (verb)
- hold gently and carefully (verb)
Examples
- He cradles the child in his arms
- hold or place in or as if in a cradle (verb)
Examples
- He cradled the infant in his arms
- run with the stick (verb)
- wash in a cradle (verb)
Examples
- cradle gold
See definition of cradle in Merriam Webster