CUSTOS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CUSTOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUSTOS?
| 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 CUSTOS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUSTOS
No single letter turns CUSTOS into another word.
How CUSTOS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUSTOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about CUSTOS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CUSTOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalhistorical
A guardian or keeper, especially one holding a formal title of custody over records, a religious house, or another institution.
The word keeps its Latin form largely unchanged in English and turns up in old titles such as custos rotulorum, the keeper of the county records in historical English law, or the custos of a Franciscan friary, a friar placed in charge of several houses. In each case custos marks someone formally responsible for guarding or overseeing something, whether documents, buildings, or a religious community, rather than a casual caretaker. The word survives mainly in historical, legal, and church writing rather than everyday speech.
How CUSTOS is used
A formal, mostly historical or legal title rather than an everyday word for a caretaker.
- The custos rotulorum kept the official records of the county.
- A Franciscan custos oversaw several friaries in the region.
- The old charter names a custos responsible for the town archives.
- Visitors asked the custos of the shrine for permission to enter.
- His title as custos gave him formal authority over the collection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUSTOS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CUSTOS
The 6 tiles of CUSTOS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CUSTOS
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Common questions about CUSTOS
- Is CUSTOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUSTOS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUSTOS worth?
- CUSTOS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUSTOS mean?
- A guardian or keeper, especially one holding a formal title of custody over records, a religious house, or another institution.
- What letters can be added to CUSTOS?
- No single letter can be added to CUSTOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUSTOS:
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