/kʌd/
nounverb

Is CUD a Scrabble word?

Yes. CUD is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To bring back into the mouth and chew a second time.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: cud via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz (“resin”). Doublet of quid (“material for chewing”). Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu, “lac, gum”).

CUD at a glance

CUD has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + D 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #56,552 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -CUD

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Same last three letters as CUD. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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