CURCUMIN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. CURCUMIN is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3u1r1c3u1m3i1n1
PlayableCURCUMIN · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept CURCUMIN?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.38%
Our own measure of how useful CURCUMIN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURCUMIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURCUMIN scores
Scrabble c3u1r1c3u1m3i1n1 14
Words with Friends c4u2r1c4u2m4i1n2 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURCUMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURCUMIN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CURCUMIN
3 longer words begin with CURCUMIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CURCUMIN
crinum10 curium10 unicum10 mucic11 cumin9 mucin9 incur7 runic7 crim8 curn6 muir6 muni6 rimu6 unci6 uric6 ruin4 cum7 mic7 cru5 cur5 imu5 mir5 mun5 nim5 rim5 ruc5 rum5 umu5 nur3 rin3 run3 uni3 urn3 mi4 mu4 um4 in2 nu2 un2 ur2
Common questions about CURCUMIN
- Is CURCUMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CURCUMIN is not in it.
- How many points is CURCUMIN worth?
- CURCUMIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CURCUMIN?
- CURCUMIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURCUMIN:
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