CUTWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CUTWORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUTWORM?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUTWORM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUTWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cutwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUTWORM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUTWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does CUTWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A moth caterpillar that feeds at night and cuts through the stems of young plants at ground level.
Gardeners dread the cutworm because a seedling can look healthy in the evening and lie toppled by morning. During the day the caterpillar curls up in the soil just beneath the surface.
How CUTWORM is used
Cutworm names a group of pest caterpillars, not one single species.
- A cutworm had severed three of the young tomato plants overnight.
- We put paper collars around the seedlings to keep out the cutworm.
- When she turned the soil, she found a fat cutworm curled in a ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUTWORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUTWORM
1 longer words begin with CUTWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in CUTWORM
Showing 40 of 66. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CUTWORM
- Is CUTWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUTWORM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUTWORM worth?
- CUTWORM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUTWORM mean?
- A moth caterpillar that feeds at night and cuts through the stems of young plants at ground level.
- What letters can be added to CUTWORM?
- CUTWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUTWORM:
Open CUTWORM in the Word Finder