CURASSOW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CURASSOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURASSOW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURASSOW is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURASSOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curassowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURASSOW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURASSOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURASSOW has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURASSOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, long-legged crested bird of tropical American forests, related to the guans.
The male curassow is often black with a curly crest, and the species spends much time on the ground. Hunting has made several kinds scarce.
How CURASSOW is used
Used in bird guides and travel writing about South and Central American forests.
- We spotted a curassow walking under the trees.
- The curassow is prized as game in parts of the Amazon.
- A crested curassow called from the dense forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURASSOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURASSOW
1 longer words begin with CURASSOW.
Shorter words from the letters in CURASSOW
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Common questions about CURASSOW
- Is CURASSOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURASSOW, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURASSOW worth?
- CURASSOW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURASSOW mean?
- A large, long-legged crested bird of tropical American forests, related to the guans.
- What letters can be added to CURASSOW?
- CURASSOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURASSOW:
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