CULLION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CULLION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULLION?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULLION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULLION
Front hooks — 1
scullionBack hooks — 1
cullionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CULLION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CULLION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does CULLION mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A base or contemptible person, a rascal.
Elizabethan writers hurled cullion as an insult at cowards and scoundrels. Shakespeare uses it more than once in the mouths of angry characters. Today it survives only in reading of older plays.
How CULLION is used
Cullion is an archaic term of abuse found in older drama.
- The knight called him a cullion and walked away.
- You cowardly cullion, show your face!
- In the old play, every cullion gets his comeuppance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULLION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULLION
2 longer words begin with CULLION.
Shorter words from the letters in CULLION
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Common questions about CULLION
- Is CULLION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULLION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULLION worth?
- CULLION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULLION mean?
- A base or contemptible person, a rascal.
- What letters can be added to CULLION?
- CULLION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CULLION:
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