CURCULIO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURCULIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURCULIO?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURCULIO is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURCULIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curculiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURCULIO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURCULIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURCULIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURCULIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A weevil, especially a snout beetle that damages fruit such as plums.
Orchard owners know the curculio as the pest that leaves crescent-shaped scars on young fruit. The name is also the Latin root of a whole family of beetles.
How CURCULIO is used
Used by gardeners and entomologists, mostly in North America.
- A plum curculio had ruined most of the early fruit.
- The curculio lays its eggs in the skin of the plum.
- Farmers shook the trees to catch every curculio.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURCULIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURCULIO
1 longer words begin with CURCULIO.
Shorter words from the letters in CURCULIO
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Common questions about CURCULIO
- Is CURCULIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURCULIO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURCULIO worth?
- CURCULIO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURCULIO mean?
- A weevil, especially a snout beetle that damages fruit such as plums.
- What letters can be added to CURCULIO?
- CURCULIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURCULIO:
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