CUSPID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CUSPID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUSPID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUSPID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUSPID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cuspidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUSPID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUSPID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does CUSPID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A pointed tooth with a single tip, set between the incisors and the premolars; a canine tooth.
The cuspid is the tooth designed for tearing and gripping, and each adult mouth holds four of them, two above and two below. The word comes from the Latin for a point, which describes the sharp single cusp on its crown. Dentists often use cuspid and canine for the same tooth, though canine is the more common word outside the clinic.
How CUSPID is used
Dental and anatomical term; canine is the everyday equivalent.
- The dentist noticed a small chip on the upper cuspid.
- A cuspid has one pointed tip, unlike the flat edge of an incisor.
- Each cuspid helps the mouth to tear food into smaller pieces.
- The child lost a baby cuspid earlier than expected.
- The braces moved the crooked cuspid back into line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUSPID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CUSPID
The 6 tiles of CUSPID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CUSPID
11 longer words begin with CUSPID.
Shorter words from the letters in CUSPID
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Common questions about CUSPID
- Is CUSPID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUSPID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUSPID worth?
- CUSPID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUSPID mean?
- A pointed tooth with a single tip, set between the incisors and the premolars; a canine tooth.
- What letters can be added to CUSPID?
- CUSPID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUSPID:
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