CUCKOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CUCKOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUCKOLD?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUCKOLD is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUCKOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cuckoldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUCKOLD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUCKOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,265 thousand.
What does CUCKOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A man whose wife has been unfaithful to him.
The cuckold is a stock figure of old comedies and ballads, where he is often mocked for not noticing. As a verb the same word describes the act of making a husband into one.
How CUCKOLD is used
Mostly found in literature, historical writing and jokes; in everyday speech it is considered insulting.
- The play ends with the cuckold discovering the truth in front of the whole village.
- Shakespeare returns again and again to the fear of becoming a cuckold.
- He was a cuckold in the eyes of the court gossips.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUCKOLD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUCKOLD
16 longer words begin with CUCKOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in CUCKOLD
Common questions about CUCKOLD
- Is CUCKOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUCKOLD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUCKOLD worth?
- CUCKOLD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUCKOLD mean?
- A man whose wife has been unfaithful to him.
- What letters can be added to CUCKOLD?
- CUCKOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUCKOLD:
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