CURAGH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURAGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURAGH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURAGH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURAGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curaghsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURAGH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CURAGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does CURAGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A light Irish boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide or tarred canvas.
The curagh is the traditional small craft of the west of Ireland, rowed with narrow oars and carried easily on the shoulders of the crew. Its design is very old, and monks are said to have crossed the Atlantic in vessels like it. The spelling curragh is the usual one, while currach and curagh are variants of the same Irish word.
How CURAGH is used
Irish; the spellings curragh and currach are more frequent than curagh.
- The fisherman pushed the curagh out through the breakers.
- Four men carried the curagh down to the shore.
- A tarred curagh bobbed beside the pier.
- She learned to row a curagh on the coast of Kerry.
- The museum keeps an old curagh made of canvas and laths.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURAGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURAGH
1 longer words begin with CURAGH.
Shorter words from the letters in CURAGH
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Common questions about CURAGH
- Is CURAGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURAGH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURAGH worth?
- CURAGH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURAGH mean?
- A light Irish boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide or tarred canvas.
- What letters can be added to CURAGH?
- CURAGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CURAGH:
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