CUCKOO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CUCKOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUCKOO?
| 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 CUCKOO is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUCKOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cuckoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUCKOO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUCKOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,643 thousand.
What does CUCKOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A migratory bird with a long tail whose call gives it its name, and which often lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
The bird is far more often heard than seen, because the male repeats a two-note call all through the spring. Many species leave their eggs in the nests of smaller birds, which then raise the young cuckoo as their own. In informal speech the word also serves as an adjective meaning mad or silly, and as a verb meaning to repeat something over and over.
How CUCKOO is used
The bird sense is standard; the adjective sense meaning crazy is informal.
- The first cuckoo of spring called from the hedge.
- A cuckoo had laid its egg among the reed warbler's own.
- The clock struck noon and a wooden cuckoo popped out.
- You must be cuckoo to swim in the lake in January.
- Villagers still listen for the cuckoo in April.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUCKOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUCKOO
7 longer words begin with CUCKOO.
Shorter words from the letters in CUCKOO
Common questions about CUCKOO
- Is CUCKOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUCKOO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUCKOO worth?
- CUCKOO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUCKOO mean?
- A migratory bird with a long tail whose call gives it its name, and which often lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- What letters can be added to CUCKOO?
- CUCKOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUCKOO:
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