Crises
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of crisis: situations of acute instability, danger, or severe difficulty that demand urgent resolution.
“The new minister inherited a department dealing with multiple overlapping crises at once.”
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C, R, I, S, E, S, double S, ends in -SES, remember that the plural of CRISIS is irregular and does not follow the standard -ES rule
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Worth 8 points, the double S is useful for building on existing board tiles, a common word worth memorising for tournament play
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