CAUP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. CAUP is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CAUP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAUP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAUP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAUP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CAUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
Words starting with CAUP
1 longer words begin with CAUP.
Words ending in CAUP
1 words end in CAUP. Useful as a back hook: play CAUP onto a word already on the board.
Words with CAUP inside
5 words contain CAUP in the middle. Words that start with CAUP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAUP
Common questions about CAUP
- Is CAUP valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CAUP is not in it.
- How many points is CAUP worth?
- CAUP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAUP?
- CAUP takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CAUP:
Open CAUP in the Word Finder