CUBBYHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. CUBBYHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUBBYHOLE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUBBYHOLE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUBBYHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cubbyholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUBBYHOLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CUBBYHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CUBBYHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CUBBYHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A small, snug space or tiny room.
A cubbyhole may be a cupboard under the stairs, a tiny office or a little compartment in a desk. In American speech the cubbyhole is also the glove compartment of a car.
How CUBBYHOLE is used
Informal; suggests a cramped but sometimes cosy hiding or storage place.
- He kept his old letters in a cubbyhole under the stairs.
- The editor worked in a cubbyhole at the back of the building.
- She found the map in the cubbyhole of the car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUBBYHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUBBYHOLE
1 longer words begin with CUBBYHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CUBBYHOLE
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Common questions about CUBBYHOLE
- Is CUBBYHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUBBYHOLE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUBBYHOLE worth?
- CUBBYHOLE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUBBYHOLE mean?
- A small, snug space or tiny room.
- What letters can be added to CUBBYHOLE?
- CUBBYHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CUBBYHOLE:
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