CURATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CURATORY 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CURATORY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURATORY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURATORY
No single letter turns CURATORY into another word.
How CURATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CURATORY
The 8 tiles of CURATORY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CURATORY
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Common questions about CURATORY
- Is CURATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CURATORY is not in it.
- How many points is CURATORY worth?
- CURATORY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CURATORY?
- No single letter can be added to CURATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURATORY:
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