CULT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CULT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does CULT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system of religious veneration directed at a particular figure, or a group devoted to such a figure, especially one that outsiders regard as extreme or strange.
A cult can be a small, tightly controlled religious group led by a charismatic figure. The word also describes any intense, almost worshipful following, as when people speak of a cult film or a cult of personality around a celebrity.
How CULT is used
Often carries a negative or wary tone when applied to a religious group; the cult film/cult following sense is neutral or even admiring.
- The stranger had joined a small religious cult in the hills.
- The film built a cult following long after it left theatres.
- Members of the cult rarely spoke to outsiders.
- Critics called the group a dangerous cult rather than a church.
- His devotion to the old car bordered on a cult.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULT
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with CULT.
Words ending in CULT
8 words end in CULT. Useful as a back hook: play CULT onto a word already on the board.
Words with CULT inside
Showing 24 of 225 words that contain CULT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CULT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CULT
Common questions about CULT
- Is CULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULT worth?
- CULT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULT mean?
- A system of religious veneration directed at a particular figure, or a group devoted to such a figure, especially one that outsiders regard as extreme or strange.
- What letters can be added to CULT?
- CULT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CULT:
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