crustose

Adjective

Forming a thin, brittle, and often flattened crust.
(of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing
- "crustose lichens"

Adj

Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

Examples

The CRUSTOSE strategy of playing only short, high-value words felt solid but limited.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crustōsus (“with a hard crust”).

Scrabble Score: 10

crustose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
crustose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crustose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

crustose: valid Words With Friends Word