CURBSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CURBSTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURBSTONE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURBSTONE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURBSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curbstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURBSTONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURBSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURBSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CURBSTONE
- All 9 letters of CURBSTONE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CURBSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A stone or concrete block forming the edge of a pavement where it meets the road.
A curbstone marks the boundary between pavement and roadway and keeps water on the street. The American spelling is curbstone, while British writers write kerbstone. The word also appears in older phrases about street-corner dealers or amateurs.
How CURBSTONE is used
Curbstone is the American spelling for the stone edge of a pavement.
- He tripped on a loose curbstone.
- Workers replaced each cracked curbstone along the avenue.
- She sat on the curbstone to wait for the bus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURBSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURBSTONE
1 longer words begin with CURBSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in CURBSTONE
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Common questions about CURBSTONE
- Is CURBSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURBSTONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURBSTONE worth?
- CURBSTONE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURBSTONE mean?
- A stone or concrete block forming the edge of a pavement where it meets the road.
- What letters can be added to CURBSTONE?
- CURBSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURBSTONE:
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