CULET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CULET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULET?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULET is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
culetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CULET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CULET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does CULET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The small flat facet cut across the bottom point of a faceted gemstone, especially a diamond, to keep the point from chipping.
A jeweler cuts the culet as the very last, tiny facet at the base of a gem, well below the wider facets that catch and reflect light, so that the stone's narrow tip is protected from everyday knocks. A large culet can dull the sparkle of a diamond by letting light escape through the bottom instead of reflecting it back to the viewer, so cutters aim to keep it as small as possible or omit it entirely in modern styles. The same word once also named a piece of medieval armor covering the lower back, a much older and unrelated sense.
How CULET is used
A specialized term from gemology and jewelry making, describing one particular facet of a cut stone.
- The jeweler examined the culet under magnification for chips.
- A well-cut diamond has a culet so small it is barely visible.
- The gemologist noted a slightly enlarged culet on the stone.
- Modern cutting styles often reduce the culet to a fine point.
- Light can leak from a diamond through an oversized culet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULET
1 longer words begin with CULET.
Words ending in CULET
1 words end in CULET. Useful as a back hook: play CULET onto a word already on the board.
Words with CULET inside
1 words contain CULET in the middle. Words that start with CULET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CULET
Common questions about CULET
- Is CULET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULET worth?
- CULET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULET mean?
- The small flat facet cut across the bottom point of a faceted gemstone, especially a diamond, to keep the point from chipping.
- What letters can be added to CULET?
- CULET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CULET:
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