CURE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about CURE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CURE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To restore a sick person or animal to health, or to remove an illness, condition or persistent problem completely.
A doctor can cure a disease, a good night of rest can cure tiredness, and a manager can cure a recurring problem at work. The word also names the treatment itself, as in a cure for the common cold, and separately describes preserving food by salting, drying or smoking, as in curing bacon.
How CURE is used
Used in both medical and figurative senses; the food-preservation sense is common in cooking contexts.
- Doctors are still searching for a cure for the disease.
- Rest and warm tea helped cure her sore throat.
- The farmer used salt to cure the pork for winter.
- No simple cure exists for a broken friendship.
- The new drug promises to cure the infection within days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURE
The 4 tiles of CURE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CURE
15 longer words begin with CURE.
Words ending in CURE
15 words end in CURE. Useful as a back hook: play CURE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CURE inside
Showing 24 of 61 words that contain CURE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CURE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CURE
Common questions about CURE
- Is CURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURE worth?
- CURE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURE mean?
- To restore a sick person or animal to health, or to remove an illness, condition or persistent problem completely.
- What letters can be added to CURE?
- CURE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CURE:
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