CUTLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CUTLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTLINE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTLINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTLINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUTLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about CUTLINE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CUTLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A caption printed beneath a photograph or illustration.
Newspaper editors use the term for the short text that names the people or events in a picture. A good cutline adds context the image cannot show by itself. In squash, a different meaning exists for a line on the front wall.
How CUTLINE is used
Mostly journalism and publishing jargon in American English.
- The editor trimmed the cutline to fit under the photo.
- A wrong name in the cutline caused an embarrassing correction.
- Read the cutline before you judge the picture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CUTLINE
The 7 tiles of CUTLINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CUTLINE
1 longer words begin with CUTLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTLINE
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Common questions about CUTLINE
- Is CUTLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTLINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTLINE worth?
- CUTLINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTLINE mean?
- A caption printed beneath a photograph or illustration.
- What letters can be added to CUTLINE?
- CUTLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUTLINE:
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