Is CUTICLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CUTICLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CUTICLES mean?
Cuticles is a form of CUTICLE.
- noun
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
- noun
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
- noun
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CUTICLES
CUTICLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CUTICLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- culices11
- cuticle11
- cultic10
- lucites9
- luetics9
- cusec9
- cueist8
- culets8
- cuties8
- lucite8
- luetic8
- sluice8
- stelic8
- ceils7
- celts7
- cesti7
- cites7
- clits7
- clues7
- culet7
- culti7
- cults7
- cutes7
- cutie7
- cutis7
- etics7
- ictus7
- luces7
- scute7
- slice7
- sulci7
- telic7
- tuiles6
- utiles6
- ceil6
- cels6
- celt6
- cist6
- cite6
- clit6
- clue6
- cues6
- cult6
- cute6
- cuts6
- ecus6
- etic6
- ices6
- lice6
- luce6
- scut6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- etuis5
- ileus5
- islet5
- istle5
- lieus5
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