What it means
- (verb) To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
- (verb) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
- (verb) (by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper. “The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst.”
- (verb) To move hastily, to scurry.
Letter analysis
- Scuttled contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Words starting with SCU
- scuba
- scubaed
- scubaing
- scubas
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- scudded
- scudding
- scuds
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- scuffed
- scuffing
- scuffle
- scuffled
- scuffles
- scuffling
- scuffs
- scull
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Common questions
What does Scuttled mean?
To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
How many letters are in Scuttled?
Scuttled has 8 letters.
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