8-Letter Words Starting With CUD
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With CUD
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With CUD 8 words
How common is CUD at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words that start with CUD. They average 12.8 points and the best is CUDWEEDS (15 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.8
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- r 25%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ie25%
- ea12.5%
- ee12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with CUD
c 3u 1d 2w 4e 1e 1d 2s 1
C 3 + U 1 + D 2 + W 4 + E 1 + E 1 + D 2 + S 1 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cudweeds
Form of cudweed
- nounany of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
- nounany plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
- nounperennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
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How many eight-letter words that start with CUD are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words that start with CUD in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with CUD?
CUDWEEDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CUDDLING (13), CUDBEARS (13), CUDGELED (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with CUD score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CUDGELED (13), CUDDLERS (12), CUDGELER (12), CUDGERIE (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.