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Cub

c 3u 1b 3

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 3 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cub mean?

noun

  1. an awkward and inexperienced youth

    Synonymsgreenhornrookie

  2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

    Synonymsladladdiesonnysonny boy

  3. the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

    Synonymsyoung carnivore

verb

  1. give birth to cubs

    “bears cub every year”

Is CUB a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CUB worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
c 3u 1b 3

Words With Friends

10 pts
c 4u 2b 4

Wordfeud

10 pts
c 4u 2b 4

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
c 3u 2b 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Hooks for CUB

Add one letter to the front or back of CUB to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

cubecubs

Words that end like CUB

Common words that share the ending -UB, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

clubpubrubdubhubsubtubgrubsnubstubscrubshrubcherubhubbubbathtubnightclub
All words ending in -UB

Cub: quick answers

Is CUB a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CUB is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CUB worth?
CUB scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cub mean?
As a noun, cub means “an awkward and inexperienced youth”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.