CUTAWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CUTAWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTAWAY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTAWAY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTAWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutawaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTAWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUTAWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CUTAWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A diagram or model with part of the outside removed to show the inside, or a formal coat with the front cut back.
A cutaway lets a reader see hidden workings, such as the engine inside a car or the layers of the earth. In film, a cutaway is also a brief shot of something else inserted into a scene.
How CUTAWAY is used
The word cutaway is used in technical illustration, filmmaking and, less often, in tailoring.
- The manual includes a cutaway of the gearbox.
- A cutaway of the volcano showed the magma chamber.
- The editor added a cutaway to the crowd during the speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTAWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTAWAY
1 longer words begin with CUTAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTAWAY
Common questions about CUTAWAY
- Is CUTAWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTAWAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTAWAY worth?
- CUTAWAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTAWAY mean?
- A diagram or model with part of the outside removed to show the inside, or a formal coat with the front cut back.
- What letters can be added to CUTAWAY?
- CUTAWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUTAWAY:
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