CUBIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CUBIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUBIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUBIC is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUBIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUBIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CUBIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What stands out about CUBIC
- CUBIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CUBIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the shape of a cube; relating to volume measured in three dimensions; or, in mathematics, involving a quantity raised to the third power.
Cubic most often describes measurements of volume, as when a room's capacity is given in cubic meters or cubic feet, each unit representing a cube with sides of that length. The word also names an actual cube shape, so a cubic block has six equal square faces meeting at right angles. In mathematics, a cubic equation or cubic function is one built around a variable raised to the third power, producing a curve quite different from a simple straight line. Across science, geometry, and everyday measurement, cubic always ties back to the number three, whether in dimensions or in exponents.
How CUBIC is used
Very common in scientific, technical, and everyday measurement contexts, especially for volume and in mathematics for third-power relationships.
- The tank holds two thousand cubic liters of water.
- Engineers calculated the cubic capacity of the new engine.
- The crystal formed a nearly perfect cubic shape.
- She solved the cubic equation using a graphing calculator.
- The warehouse listed its storage space in cubic meters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUBIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUBIC
14 longer words begin with CUBIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CUBIC
Common questions about CUBIC
- Is CUBIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUBIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUBIC worth?
- CUBIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUBIC mean?
- Having the shape of a cube; relating to volume measured in three dimensions; or, in mathematics, involving a quantity raised to the third power.
- What letters can be added to CUBIC?
- CUBIC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CUBIC:
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