CUNEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CUNEATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUNEATE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUNEATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUNEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cuneatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CUNEATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUNEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does CUNEATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Wedge-shaped, broad at one end and narrowing to a point at the other.
Plant guides describe a leaf as cuneate when it tapers to its base like a wedge. In anatomy, the same Latin root gives names to wedge-shaped bones and parts of the brain. The term is rare outside natural history.
How CUNEATE is used
Cuneate is a technical term for wedge-like shapes.
- The cuneate leaf narrows to the stalk.
- A cuneate base helps identify this shrub.
- The petals are cuneate and slightly notched.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUNEATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUNEATE
2 longer words begin with CUNEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CUNEATE
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Common questions about CUNEATE
- Is CUNEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUNEATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUNEATE worth?
- CUNEATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUNEATE mean?
- Wedge-shaped, broad at one end and narrowing to a point at the other.
- What letters can be added to CUNEATE?
- CUNEATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUNEATE:
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