CUSCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CUSCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUSCUS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUSCUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUSCUS
No single letter turns CUSCUS into another word.
How CUSCUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUSCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 33,113 thousand.
What does CUSCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tree-dwelling marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia with a rounded head, thick fur and a grasping tail.
The cuscus is slow and nocturnal, feeding on leaves and fruit high in the canopy. It resembles a possum, and its tail can grip a branch like an extra hand. The word is unrelated to couscous, the grain dish.
How CUSCUS is used
A word of zoology; not to be confused with the food couscous.
- A cuscus slept curled up in the fork of the tree.
- The cuscus moved slowly along the branch at night.
- Villagers in New Guinea sometimes keep a cuscus as a pet.
- The wide eyes of the cuscus caught the torchlight.
- A cuscus grips with its tail while it eats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUSCUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CUSCUS
The 6 tiles of CUSCUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CUSCUS
1 longer words begin with CUSCUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CUSCUS
Common questions about CUSCUS
- Is CUSCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUSCUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUSCUS worth?
- CUSCUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUSCUS mean?
- A tree-dwelling marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia with a rounded head, thick fur and a grasping tail.
- What letters can be added to CUSCUS?
- No single letter can be added to CUSCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUSCUS:
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