CUZ is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. CUZ is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept CUZ?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUZ is to know. It scores 14 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUZ
No single letter turns CUZ into another word.
How CUZ scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in CUZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,213.
What stands out about CUZ
- CUZ scores 14 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CUZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Cousin, or a friend addressed as one.
Cuz began as a clipping of the family word and widened the way such words do: it now covers anybody close enough, related or not. A separate cuz stands for because in casual writing, and only the sentence tells them apart — one takes a name after it and the other takes a whole clause.
How CUZ is used
Direct address and as a noun: my cuz, two cuzzes. Informal.
- All right, cuz, what have you done now?
- He calls half the street cuz and is related to none of them.
- My cuz turned up with a van and no explanation.
- The other cuz means because and takes a clause after it.
- Two cuzzes from the same family run the shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUZ
4 longer words begin with CUZ.
Words with CUZ inside
13 words contain CUZ in the middle. Words that start with CUZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about CUZ
- Is CUZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CUZ is not in it.
- How many points is CUZ worth?
- CUZ is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUZ mean?
- Cousin, or a friend addressed as one.
- What letters can be added to CUZ?
- No single letter can be added to CUZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CUZ:
Open CUZ in the Word Finder