CUSHION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CUSHION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUSHION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUSHION is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUSHION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUSHION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUSHION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does CUSHION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bag of fabric filled with soft material, used as a support for sitting or leaning, or something that softens a blow.
A cushion makes a hard chair or floor more comfortable, and the same idea carries over to money, where a savings cushion protects against sudden bills. Billiard tables have cushions too, the rubber edges that balls bounce from.
How CUSHION is used
Used for furniture, for billiards, and figuratively for any protective buffer.
- She put a cushion behind her back.
- Their savings were a cushion against hard times.
- The ball bounced off the cushion and into the corner pocket.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUSHION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUSHION
10 longer words begin with CUSHION.
Shorter words from the letters in CUSHION
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Common questions about CUSHION
- Is CUSHION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUSHION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUSHION worth?
- CUSHION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUSHION mean?
- A bag of fabric filled with soft material, used as a support for sitting or leaning, or something that softens a blow.
- What letters can be added to CUSHION?
- CUSHION takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUSHION:
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