CUTOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CUTOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTOFF?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTOFF is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTOFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUTOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What does CUTOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A point or limit at which something stops, or a device or act that stops a supply.
Offices speak of a cutoff date after which applications are no longer accepted, and engineers fit a cutoff to a fuel line so that the flow can be halted at once. The word also names a shorter route that saves a traveller from going the long way round. In clothing, cutoffs are trousers shortened by trimming off the legs.
How CUTOFF is used
Written as one word or hyphenated; the plural cutoffs also names the trimmed trousers.
- The cutoff for entries is the last day of the month.
- A safety cutoff shuts the engine down when the oil runs low.
- We took a dirt cutoff and saved ten minutes.
- Teachers explained that the cutoff for the exam was strict.
- There is a sharp cutoff in the signal above that frequency.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTOFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CUTOFF
The 6 tiles of CUTOFF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CUTOFF
1 longer words begin with CUTOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTOFF
Common questions about CUTOFF
- Is CUTOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTOFF, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTOFF worth?
- CUTOFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTOFF mean?
- A point or limit at which something stops, or a device or act that stops a supply.
- What letters can be added to CUTOFF?
- CUTOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUTOFF:
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