Is CUE a Scrabble word?
Yes. CUE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
Noun 4 meanings
The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
Verb 4 meanings
To give someone a cue signal.
“Cue the cameraman, and action!”
To spark or provoke.
“These techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer.”
To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
Etymology
From Middle English cu (used for half a farthing, from q as an abbreviation for Latin quadrāns (“quarter of an as”)), from Latin cū, kū. Compare French ku.
CUE at a glance
CUE has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,188 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -CUE
More endings- RESCUE8
- BARBECUE14
- FESCUE11
- MISCUE10
- AUTOCUE9
- CURLICUE12
- PARARESCUE14
- BURLEYCUE16
- CARDECUE13
- CURLYCUE15
- PIRLICUE12
- PURLICUE12
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