CUBIT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CUBIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUBIT?
| 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 CUBIT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUBIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUBIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CUBIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CUBIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient unit of length, roughly equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, typically around 18 inches or 45 centimetres.
The cubit was widely used across ancient civilisations, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Israel, though its exact length varied somewhat from one culture and period to another. Because it was based on the human forearm, the cubit was a convenient measure for builders and craftsmen long before standardised metal or metric units existed. The word appears frequently in older texts, most famously in biblical descriptions of the dimensions of Noah's ark.
How CUBIT is used
Historical unit, no longer in official use; met mainly in translations of ancient texts and in discussions of ancient architecture.
- The ark was said to measure three hundred cubits in length.
- Archaeologists estimated the wall's height in cubits.
- The scroll described the temple's dimensions in cubits and spans.
- A single cubit varied slightly between ancient Egypt and Babylon.
- The architect converted the ancient cubit measurements into metres.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUBIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUBIT
5 longer words begin with CUBIT.
Words with CUBIT inside
7 words contain CUBIT in the middle. Words that start with CUBIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CUBIT
Common questions about CUBIT
- Is CUBIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUBIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUBIT worth?
- CUBIT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUBIT mean?
- An ancient unit of length, roughly equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, typically around 18 inches or 45 centimetres.
- What letters can be added to CUBIT?
- CUBIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CUBIT:
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