CURCUMA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CURCUMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURCUMA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURCUMA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURCUMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curcumasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURCUMA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURCUMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,703 thousand.
What does CURCUMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical Asian plant of the ginger family, a genus that includes turmeric and zedoary.
Curcuma is the botanical name of a group of plants grown for spices, dyes and medicine. Its underground stems are the useful part.
How CURCUMA is used
Curcuma appears mostly in botany and in names of products made from turmeric.
- The curcuma grew in a shady corner of the greenhouse.
- Turmeric is the best known curcuma.
- Farmers harvest the curcuma roots after the leaves die back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURCUMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURCUMA
1 longer words begin with CURCUMA.
Shorter words from the letters in CURCUMA
Common questions about CURCUMA
- Is CURCUMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURCUMA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURCUMA worth?
- CURCUMA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURCUMA mean?
- A tropical Asian plant of the ginger family, a genus that includes turmeric and zedoary.
- What letters can be added to CURCUMA?
- CURCUMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURCUMA:
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