CUTBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CUTBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTBACK?
| 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 CUTBACK is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutbacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTBACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUTBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What does CUTBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A reduction in the amount, size or rate of something, especially spending.
A cutback usually follows a decision to save money, whether in a household, a company or a government. News stories speak of cutbacks in staff, services or production. The word suggests a deliberate trimming rather than a natural decline.
How CUTBACK is used
Frequent in business and political reporting, often in the plural, as in budget cutbacks.
- The school faced a cutback in its arts programme.
- Cutbacks forced the factory to reduce its hours.
- The council announced a cutback in bus services.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTBACK
1 longer words begin with CUTBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTBACK
Common questions about CUTBACK
- Is CUTBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTBACK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTBACK worth?
- CUTBACK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTBACK mean?
- A reduction in the amount, size or rate of something, especially spending.
- What letters can be added to CUTBACK?
- CUTBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUTBACK:
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