CUP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CUP 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 CUP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUP is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in CUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does CUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small open container for drinking from.
The trophy is the same word and once the same object: an early prize really was a cup to drink from, and the shape survived long after the use. In cooking it is a measure rather than a thing, and the American one is not the same volume as anybody else's.
How CUP is used
Countable: a cup, two cups. Also a verb.
- The cup had a chip in it and was still the favourite.
- They won the cup and lost the league.
- A cup of flour means different amounts in different countries.
- He cupped his hands round the mug.
- Two cups and a saucer survived the move.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUP
Showing 24 of 77 words that begin with CUP.
Words ending in CUP
12 words end in CUP. Useful as a back hook: play CUP onto a word already on the board.
Words with CUP inside
Showing 24 of 125 words that contain CUP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CUP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CUP
Common questions about CUP
- Is CUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUP worth?
- CUP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUP mean?
- A small open container for drinking from.
- What letters can be added to CUP?
- CUP takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CUP:
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