CUTINISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CUTINISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTINISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTINISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTINISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTINISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CUTINISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CUTINISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CUTINISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
botanyBritish
To become or make coated with cutin, the waxy substance that forms a plant's protective surface layer.
When plant cell walls cutinise, they gain a waterproof film that reduces water loss. Botanists use the term for the process in leaves and young stems.
How CUTINISE is used
A specialist botanical verb; the -ize spelling is the same word.
- The outer cells of the leaf cutinise as it matures.
- Wall layers that cutinise resist drying out.
- Researchers watched the surface cutinise over several days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTINISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTINISE
2 longer words begin with CUTINISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTINISE
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Common questions about CUTINISE
- Is CUTINISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTINISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTINISE worth?
- CUTINISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTINISE mean?
- To become or make coated with cutin, the waxy substance that forms a plant's protective surface layer.
- What letters can be added to CUTINISE?
- CUTINISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CUTINISE:
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