Cruder

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Comparative form of crude, meaning made or done with less care and skill than something else.

“The first prototype was cruder than the finished model but clearly demonstrated the concept.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

crud·er

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Synonyms

roughercoarserblunter

Antonyms

finermore refinedmore polished

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Wordle

Contains common letters C, R, U, D, E with a standard comparative -ER ending worth trying early.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the -ER suffix on CRUDE is a clean extension and opens further hooks.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “cruder”.

crude cured curer recur ruder crud cued curd cure curr duce duer dure durr ecru educ eruc rude rued

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