SCUT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SCUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SCUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does SCUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The short, upturned tail of a rabbit, hare, or deer.
A scut is small and often pale underneath, so it flashes as the animal runs, which can act as a signal to others of its kind that danger is near. The word is used specifically for this stub-like tail and not for the longer tails of other animals.
How SCUT is used
A specific naturalist term, though sometimes used loosely in general nature writing.
- The rabbit's white scut vanished into the hedge.
- Hunters watched for the flash of a deer's scut in the brush.
- Only the scut of the hare showed above the grass.
- A scut this pale is easy to spot at dusk.
- The dog chased the scut bobbing ahead of it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCUT
The 4 tiles of SCUT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCUT
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with SCUT.
Words ending in SCUT
2 words end in SCUT. Useful as a back hook: play SCUT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SCUT inside
18 words contain SCUT in the middle. Words that start with SCUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUT
Common questions about SCUT
- Is SCUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUT worth?
- SCUT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUT mean?
- The short, upturned tail of a rabbit, hare, or deer.
- What letters can be added to SCUT?
- SCUT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SCUT:
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