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Is cutting a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cutting is a Scrabble US word. The word cutting is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

C3U1T1T1I1N1G2

Is cutting a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cutting is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3U1T1T1I1N1G2

Is cutting a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cutting is a Words With Friends word. The word cutting is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4U2T1T1I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

CUTTING,

5-letter words (6 found)

CUING,CUNIT,CUTIN,INCUT,TINCT,TUNIC,

4-letter words (7 found)

CUIT,CUNT,TING,TINT,TUNG,UNCI,UNIT,

3-letter words (21 found)

CIG,CIT,CUT,GIN,GIT,GNU,GUN,GUT,ING,NIT,NUG,NUT,TIC,TIG,TIN,TIT,TUG,TUI,TUN,TUT,UNI,

2-letter words (9 found)

GI,GU,IN,IT,NU,TI,UG,UN,UT,

You can make 44 words from cutting according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cutting

cutting

Etymology

From cut +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌtɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: cut‧ting

Noun

cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
  2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
    1. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
      • H.P. Lovecraft, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
    2. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
  3. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
  4. (countable, British) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
    Synonym: cut
    Antonym: embankment
  5. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
  6. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
  7. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

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Adjective

cutting (not comparable)

  1. That is used for cutting.
  2. Piercing, sharp.
  3. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
  4. (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.

Hyponyms

  • cross-cutting

Translations

Verb

cutting

  1. present participle and gerund of cut

References

Further reading

  • cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org