CUTWATER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CUTWATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTWATER?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTWATER is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTWATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutwatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTWATER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CUTWATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CUTWATER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CUTWATER mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The front edge of a ship's bow, or a wedge-shaped part of a bridge pier, that slices the flowing water.
On a boat the cutwater parts the waves ahead of the hull. On a bridge it splits the current so that debris does not pile against the pier.
How CUTWATER is used
Used in shipbuilding and bridge engineering.
- Spray flew back from the cutwater as the boat gathered speed.
- The old stone bridge has a pointed cutwater on each pier.
- The carpenter replaced the damaged cutwater.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTWATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTWATER
1 longer words begin with CUTWATER.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTWATER
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Common questions about CUTWATER
- Is CUTWATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTWATER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTWATER worth?
- CUTWATER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTWATER mean?
- The front edge of a ship's bow, or a wedge-shaped part of a bridge pier, that slices the flowing water.
- What letters can be added to CUTWATER?
- CUTWATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CUTWATER:
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