SCUTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCUTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUTUM?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUTUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUTUM
No single letter turns SCUTUM into another word.
How SCUTUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCUTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does SCUTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A large oblong shield carried by Roman legionaries, or a hard shield-shaped plate on an animal.
The Roman scutum was curved, made of layered wood covered with leather, and was wide enough for soldiers to lock together in a defensive formation. In biology the same Latin word is used for a plate or scale, such as the middle part of an insect thorax. It is also the name of a small constellation, Scutum, which lies in the Milky Way.
How SCUTUM is used
Used in history, zoology and astronomy; the plural is scuta.
- The legionary raised his scutum against the arrows.
- A scutum was heavy, but it protected the whole body.
- The museum displays a rebuilt scutum from a Roman camp.
- The insect has a clear scutum on the upper part of its thorax.
- Scutum is a faint constellation in the Milky Way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUTUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUTUM
Common questions about SCUTUM
- Is SCUTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUTUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUTUM worth?
- SCUTUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUTUM mean?
- A large oblong shield carried by Roman legionaries, or a hard shield-shaped plate on an animal.
- What letters can be added to SCUTUM?
- No single letter can be added to SCUTUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCUTUM:
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