CUDBEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CUDBEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUDBEAR?
| 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 CUDBEAR is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUDBEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cudbearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUDBEAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUDBEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CUDBEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A purple or reddish dye made from certain lichens.
Dyers once prepared cudbear by soaking lichen in a mixture and drying it to a powder, which gave wool a violet colour without costly imported materials. The name is associated with a Scottish chemist who patented the process.
How CUDBEAR is used
A historical and technical word, used when discussing old textile dyes.
- The wool was coloured with cudbear from rock lichen.
- Cudbear was cheaper than many imported purple dyes.
- A jar of cudbear powder sat on the dyer's shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUDBEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUDBEAR
1 longer words begin with CUDBEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in CUDBEAR
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Common questions about CUDBEAR
- Is CUDBEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUDBEAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUDBEAR worth?
- CUDBEAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUDBEAR mean?
- A purple or reddish dye made from certain lichens.
- What letters can be added to CUDBEAR?
- CUDBEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUDBEAR:
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