cuticle

1. Botany The layer of cutin covering the epidermis of the aerial parts of plants.

2. Dead or cornified epidermis.

3. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis.

4. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

5. Zoology The noncellular, hardened or membranous protective covering of many invertebrates, such as the transparent membrane that covers annelids.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
cuticle	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
te	2
it	2
li	2
et	2
el	2
ti	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tic	5
tel	3
tec	5
tie	3
cue	5
lit	3
lie	3
leu	3
til	3
tui	3
let	3
lei	3
ute	3
ecu	5
ice	5
cel	5
cut	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
luce	6
tile	4
ceil	6
celt	6
cite	6
clue	6
cult	6
cute	6
tule	4
lute	4
litu	4
lite	4
lieu	4
lice	6
etic	6
etui	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tuile	5
telic	7
utile	5
culet	7
culti	7
cutie	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
luetic	8
cultic	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cuticle	11