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Is cud a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cud is a Scrabble US word. The word cud is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

C3U1D2

Is cud a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cud is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

C3U1D2

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3-letter words (1 found)

CUD,

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All 3 letters words made out of cud

cud ucd cdu dcu udc duc

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Definitions and meaning of cud

cud

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kŭd, IPA(key): /kʌd/
  • Rhymes: -ʌd

Noun

cud (countable and uncountable, plural cuds)

  1. The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.
Derived terms
  • chew the cud
Translations

Verb

cud (third-person singular simple present cuds, present participle cudding, simple past and past participle cudded)

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

Etymology 2

Shortened form of could.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kʊd/

  • Rhymes: -ʊd

Verb

cud

  1. (nonstandard, informal) Alternative form of could

Anagrams

  • CDU, DCU, UCD, UDC, ucd

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čudo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sut/
  • Syllabification: cud

Noun

cud m inan

  1. miracle

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “cud”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “cud”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
  • “cud”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish czud, czudo, from Proto-Slavic *čudo.

Cognates include Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos, “glory”). The current form is a result of mazuration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sut/
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: cud

Noun

cud m inan

  1. miracle

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: цуд (cud)

Further reading

  • cud in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cud in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “cud(o)”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

Romagnol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cud/

Noun

cud f pl

  1. plural of côda

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cut

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English kyte.

Noun

cud m (plural cudiaid)

  1. kite (bird)

Related terms

  • barcud (“kite”)
  • cudyll (“kestrel”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org