CURETTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURETTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURETTAGE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURETTAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURETTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curettagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURETTAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURETTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURETTAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURETTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A surgical procedure in which tissue is scraped from a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument.
Curettage is most often performed on the lining of the womb, and it is also used on skin to remove growths. The tool used is called a curette. The word comes from French.
How CURETTAGE is used
Curettage is a medical term used in gynaecology and dermatology.
- The doctor recommended curettage to remove the tissue.
- She recovered quickly after the curettage.
- Curettage can also treat certain small skin growths.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURETTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURETTAGE
1 longer words begin with CURETTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in CURETTAGE
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Common questions about CURETTAGE
- Is CURETTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURETTAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURETTAGE worth?
- CURETTAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURETTAGE mean?
- A surgical procedure in which tissue is scraped from a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument.
- What letters can be added to CURETTAGE?
- CURETTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURETTAGE:
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