How many words with CUI are there?

This page lists 52 words with CUI from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these words valid in official Scrabble play?

Not necessarily. This site uses the open ENABLE word list; check the official dictionary used by your game or tournament.

Words With CUI

All 52 words in our dictionary that contain CUI — sorted by Scrabble score.

52 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

microcircuitry25 hyperacuity24 hyperacuities23 microcircuits21 conspicuity20 microcircuit20 perspicuity20 promiscuity20 circuitously19 conspicuities19 perspicuities19 promiscuities19 circuitousness18 barbecuing17 circuitry16 circuiting15 circuitries15 circuity15 curlicuing15 vacuity15 circuited14 circuities14 circuitous14 vacuities14 circuital13 cuirassiers13 cuirassing13 miscuing13 biscuits12 circuits12 cuirassed12 cuirassier12 cuishes12 cuittling12 acuity11 biscuit11 circuit11 cuirasses11 cuittled11 rescuing11 acuities10 cuifs10 cuish10 cuisines10 cuittles10 cuif9 cuirass9 cuisine9 cuisses9 cuittle9 cuing8 cuisse8

Why CUI words matter

Words containing CUI are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 52 entries between 4 and 14 letters long, peaking at 8 letters with 9 words. Five-letter picks number 3 and seven-letter picks 8. Nothing here outscores MICROCIRCUITRY — 25 points from 14 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: MICROCIRCUITRY (25), HYPERACUITY (24), HYPERACUITIES (23), MICROCIRCUITS (21), CONSPICUITY (20). CIRCUITOUSNESS (14 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 14 points. Letter-wise, I is the workhorse — it appears in 52 of these words, ahead of C (52) and U (52).

Three words worth learning first

When the rack looks hopeless, CUISSE (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Playing CUING across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 5 tiles.
ACUITY — a 6-letter, 11-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Five more everyday options from the same list: CUIFS (10), CUISH (10), CUIF (9), CUIRASSIERS (13), CUIRASSIER (12).

Learning words through CUI

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the CUI pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell CUI plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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