SCUP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SCUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUP?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SCUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What stands out about SCUP
- The same 4 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 SCUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small silvery food fish of the porgy family, found along the Atlantic coast of North America.
The scup is commonly caught for food from New England south to the Carolinas and is known for its deep, laterally compressed body. It travels in schools and moves toward deeper offshore water during colder months.
How SCUP is used
Countable noun; the plural is usually scup, unchanged, though scups also occurs.
- Fishermen hauled in a net full of scup near the harbor.
- The scup is popular for its mild, flaky flesh.
- Scup gather in large schools during the summer months.
- Local menus often list grilled scup as a seasonal dish.
- The scups moved offshore as the water temperature dropped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCUP
The 4 tiles of SCUP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SCUP
9 longer words begin with SCUP.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUP
Common questions about SCUP
- Is SCUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUP worth?
- SCUP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUP mean?
- A small silvery food fish of the porgy family, found along the Atlantic coast of North America.
- What letters can be added to SCUP?
- SCUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SCUP:
Open SCUP in the Word Finder