CUCURBITACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. CUCURBITACEOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CUCURBITACEOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUCURBITACEOUS is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUCURBITACEOUS
No single letter turns CUCURBITACEOUS into another word.
How CUCURBITACEOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CUCURBITACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| u | 3 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CUCURBITACEOUS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about CUCURBITACEOUS
- CUCURBITACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- CUCURBITACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CUCURBITACEOUS
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Common questions about CUCURBITACEOUS
- Is CUCURBITACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUCURBITACEOUS, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUCURBITACEOUS worth?
- CUCURBITACEOUS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CUCURBITACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CUCURBITACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CUCURBITACEOUS:
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