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Is cute a Scrabble word?

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

C3U1T1E1

Is cute a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3U1T1E1

Is cute a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cute is a Words With Friends word. The word cute is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4U2T1E1

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4-letter words (1 found)

CUTE,

3-letter words (5 found)

CUE,CUT,ECU,TEC,UTE,

2-letter words (3 found)

ET,TE,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 10 words from cute according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of cute

cute ucte ctue tcue utce tuce cuet ucet ceut ecut uect euct cteu tceu cetu ectu tecu etcu utec tuec uetc eutc teuc etuc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word cute. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in cute.

Definitions and meaning of cute

cute

Etymology

Aphetic form of acute, originally “keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd” (1731). Meaning transferred to “pretty, fetching” by US students (slang) c. 1834. Meaning drifted further to describe the pleasing attraction to features usually possessed by the young.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjuːt/, /kɪu̯t/
  • Rhymes: -uːt
  • Homophone: Qt

Adjective

cute (comparative cuter, superlative cutest)

  1. Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
  2. Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
  3. Sexually attractive or pleasing; gorgeous.
  4. Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
  5. Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)
    Synonyms: clever, shrewd
    • ca. 1850. Anonymous, "Turpin Hero" (broadside ballad, probably originally dating to 18th century)
      Then Turpin being so very cute,
      He hid his money in his boot.
  6. (especially mathematics) Evincing cleverness; surprising in its elegance or unconventionality (but of limited importance).

Usage notes

Though all the above usages are understood outside the United States and Canada, they are rarely used spontaneously except to characterize or parody American usage.

Synonyms

  • (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals): endearing
  • (attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way): pretty

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Armenian: քյութ (kʿyutʿ)
  • → Dutch: kjoet

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cute.

Adjective

cute

  1. (youthful) cute, adorable
  2. (youthful) sweet, attractive (of a person, especially a prospective partner)

Synonyms

  • (adorable): nuttet, kær

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cutis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.te/
  • Rhymes: -ute
  • Hyphenation: cù‧te

Noun

cute f (plural cuti)

  1. (anatomy) cutis, skin (of a person)
    Synonym: pelle

Derived terms

  • cutaneo

Latin

Noun

cute

  1. ablative singular of cutis

Middle English

Noun

cute

  1. Alternative form of cote (“coot”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

cute

  1. locative singular masculine/neuter & accusative plural masculine & vocative singular feminine of cuta, which is past participle of cavati (“to die away from a world”)

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōtem, accusative of cōs. The expected result would have been *coate in Romanian, but may have been influenced by cuțit and ascuți.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.te/
  • Rhymes: -ute
  • Hyphenation: cu‧te

Noun

cute f (plural cute)

  1. whetstone
    Synonym: gresie

References


Source: wiktionary.org