CUTBANK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CUTBANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTBANK?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTBANK is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTBANK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutbanksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTBANK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUTBANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CUTBANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A steep, nearly vertical bank on the outside of a river bend, formed where the current erodes the soil.
A cutbank is shaped by fast water on the outer curve of a meander, while the slower inside curve builds up a gravel bar. Over time a cutbank can retreat and undermine trees and fields above it.
How CUTBANK is used
Cutbank is a term from geography and river science.
- Swallows nested in holes along the cutbank.
- Spring floods carved the cutbank deeper each year.
- The farmer watched the cutbank creep toward his barn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTBANK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTBANK
1 longer words begin with CUTBANK.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTBANK
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Common questions about CUTBANK
- Is CUTBANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTBANK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTBANK worth?
- CUTBANK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTBANK mean?
- A steep, nearly vertical bank on the outside of a river bend, formed where the current erodes the soil.
- What letters can be added to CUTBANK?
- CUTBANK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUTBANK:
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