Is CUTTINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CUTTINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CUTTINGLY mean?
- adverb
in an intentionally unkind way
“a cutting remark”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 CUTTINGLY
CUTTINGLY 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 CUTTINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clingy12
- glycin12
- cuttling11
- cutting10
- nuttily10
- glinty10
- guilty10
- lungyi10
- tingly10
- cutty10
- lytic10
- cluing9
- gutty9
- lingy9
- lying9
- tying9
- city9
- incult8
- cling8
- clung8
- cuing8
- linty8
- nitty8
- nutty8
- unity8
- ugly8
- icy8
- luting7
- culti7
- cunit7
- cutin7
- tinct7
- tunic7
- inly7
- liny7
- luny7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tyin7
- guy7
- glint6
- guilt6
- lungi6
- clit6
- cult6
- unci6
- cig6
- yin6
- unlit5
- until5
- gilt5
- glut5
- iglu5
- ling5
- lung5
- ting5
- tung5
- cut5
- tic5
- lint4
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