CUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does CUTE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Attractive in a small, dainty or endearing way.
Puppies, babies and small charming details are called cute for their appealing, often small-scale charm. Informally, especially in North American speech, cute can also mean cleverly self-serving, as in do not try to be cute with me.
How CUTE is used
The endearing sense is neutral and very common; the "cleverly evasive" sense is informal and often mildly critical.
- The puppy looked impossibly cute in its little sweater.
- Everyone agreed the baby's laugh was cute.
- He thought it was cute how she organized her books by color.
- The card had a cute drawing of a cartoon fox.
- Do not try to be cute with me; just answer the question.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTE
14 longer words begin with CUTE.
Words ending in CUTE
16 words end in CUTE. Useful as a back hook: play CUTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CUTE inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain CUTE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CUTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTE
Common questions about CUTE
- Is CUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTE worth?
- CUTE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTE mean?
- Attractive in a small, dainty or endearing way.
- What letters can be added to CUTE?
- CUTE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CUTE:
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