SCUTTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SCUTTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUTTLE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUTTLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUTTLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUTTLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCUTTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 694,773.
What stands out about SCUTTLE
- The same 7 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 SCUTTLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To run or move quickly with short steps, or to sink a ship deliberately by making holes in it.
Spiders scuttle across a wall, while a captain may scuttle his vessel to keep it from capture. By extension, to scuttle a plan is to wreck it on purpose.
How SCUTTLE is used
Scuttle has a literal nautical sense and a figurative sense meaning to ruin a plan.
- A beetle began to scuttle under the door.
- The crew chose to scuttle the ship rather than surrender it.
- Critics tried to scuttle the peace talks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUTTLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCUTTLE
The 7 tiles of SCUTTLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SCUTTLE
8 longer words begin with SCUTTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUTTLE
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Common questions about SCUTTLE
- Is SCUTTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUTTLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUTTLE worth?
- SCUTTLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUTTLE mean?
- To run or move quickly with short steps, or to sink a ship deliberately by making holes in it.
- What letters can be added to SCUTTLE?
- SCUTTLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCUTTLE:
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