Is CUB a Scrabble word?
Yes. CUB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
Noun 3 meanings
The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
Synonym of cub reporter.
A boy or young man.
Verb 2 meanings
To give birth to cubs.
To hunt fox cubs.
Etymology
From earlier cubbe. Origin unknown. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve, convex, arch, vault”). Related terms include cup (cf.
CUB at a glance
CUB has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + B 3) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #14,871 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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