SCUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SCUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUTE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUTE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scutesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does SCUTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A hard, bony or horny plate that forms part of the outer covering of an animal such as an armadillo, turtle, or crocodile.
A scute grows directly from the skin rather than being a separate shell glued on top, so it thickens and enlarges as the animal itself grows older. Turtles carry rows of these plates across the back and belly, while an armadillo's flexible bands are made of many smaller scutes linked together to allow movement. Zoologists also use the word for the tough scales running along a snake's underside, which grip the ground and help the animal move forward. Some fish, such as sturgeon, likewise carry bony scutes instead of ordinary scales.
How SCUTE is used
A specialist term from zoology and herpetology, used mainly in descriptions of reptile, fish and armadillo anatomy.
- The turtle's shell was made of dozens of overlapping scutes.
- Each scute on the armadillo's back was joined to its neighbours by flexible skin.
- The biologist counted the scutes along the crocodile's tail.
- A row of bony scutes ran down the sturgeon's spine.
- Growth rings on a single scute can hint at the turtle's age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCUTE
The 5 tiles of SCUTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCUTE
8 longer words begin with SCUTE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUTE
Common questions about SCUTE
- Is SCUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUTE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUTE worth?
- SCUTE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUTE mean?
- A hard, bony or horny plate that forms part of the outer covering of an animal such as an armadillo, turtle, or crocodile.
- What letters can be added to SCUTE?
- SCUTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCUTE:
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