CAYUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAYUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAYUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAYUSE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAYUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cayusesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAYUSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAYUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CAYUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small, tough range horse of the American West, originally bred and kept by Native peoples of the Northwest.
In western American speech a cayuse is a hardy little horse, typically a half-wild range animal rather than a well-bred mount. The name comes from the Cayuse people of the Oregon and Washington region, who were known for their horses. Cowhands used it fondly or scornfully depending on the horse in question. A capital letter marks the people and their language, while the lower-case cayuse names the animal.
How CAYUSE is used
Mainly historical and Western; found in cowboy fiction and older regional writing.
- He swung into the saddle of a wiry cayuse.
- The cayuse bucked once and then settled into a steady trot.
- A cayuse can live on thin grass where a larger horse would starve.
- She traded two blankets for a spotted cayuse.
- The old cayuse knew every trail in the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAYUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAYUSE
The 6 tiles of CAYUSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAYUSE
1 longer words begin with CAYUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAYUSE
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Common questions about CAYUSE
- Is CAYUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAYUSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAYUSE worth?
- CAYUSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAYUSE mean?
- A small, tough range horse of the American West, originally bred and kept by Native peoples of the Northwest.
- What letters can be added to CAYUSE?
- CAYUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAYUSE:
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