CURATION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CURATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURATION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURATION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CURATION
- All 8 letters of CURATION are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CURATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The selecting, organising and caring for items in a collection, exhibition or body of online content.
Museums have long spoken of curation, but the word now covers anyone who picks and arranges material, from playlists to news feeds. An older church sense refers to the office of a curate.
How CURATION is used
Used in museum work, media and the web, often with content or collection.
- The curation of the exhibition took the team two years.
- Careful curation separates a good playlist from a random one.
- Online curation helps readers find what matters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURATION
The 8 tiles of CURATION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURATION
1 longer words begin with CURATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CURATION
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Common questions about CURATION
- Is CURATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURATION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURATION worth?
- CURATION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURATION mean?
- The selecting, organising and caring for items in a collection, exhibition or body of online content.
- What letters can be added to CURATION?
- CURATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURATION:
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