What CUSHION Means
- noun: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses“the old car needed a new set of shocks”
- noun: the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
- verb: protect from impact“cushion the blow”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CUSHION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 U1 S1 H4 I1 O1 N1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In CUSHION
107 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (2)
5 letter words (13)
4 letter words (35)
CHINCHISCHONCHOUCIONCOINCONICONSCOSHCUSHHINSHISNHONSHUICHUISHUNSHUSOICHSICONINCHIONSNISHNOSHNOUSONUSOUCHSHINSHUNSICHSINHSUCHSUNIUNCIUNCOUNIS
3 letter words (38)
CHICISCONCOSHICHINHISHOCHOIHONHOSHUIHUNICHINSIONIOSISHISONISNOHNOSNUSOCHOHSOISONSOUSSICSINSOCSOHSONSOUSUISUNUNIUNS
2 letter words (19)
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