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Cuticle

c 3u 1t 1i 1c 3l 1e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common

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

What does cuticle mean?

noun

  1. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

  2. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

    Synonymsepidermis

  3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

    Synonymscarapaceshellshield

Is CUTICLE 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 CUTICLE worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3u 1t 1i 1c 3l 1e 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4u 2t 1i 1c 4l 2e 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4u 2t 1i 1c 4l 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3u 2t 1i 1c 3l 2e 1

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

Words from the letters in CUTICLE

Hooks for CUTICLE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

cuticles

Words that end like CUTICLE

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

articlevehicleparticlecubicleicicletesticlechronicleventricle
All words ending in -ICLE

Cuticle: quick answers

Is CUTICLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CUTICLE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CUTICLE worth?
CUTICLE scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cuticle mean?
As a noun, cuticle means “the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CUTICLE?
You can make 56 shorter words from CUTICLE, such as CULTIC, LUCITE, LUETIC, CULET. See the full list.