CURIO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CURIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURIO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURIO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURIO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CURIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does CURIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rare, unusual, or curious object valued mainly as a novelty or collector's item.
A curio earns its place in a cabinet or on a shelf not for its everyday usefulness but because it is odd, exotic, or otherwise catches the eye, such as a carved trinket brought home from a long journey. The word shortens curiosity, and it has long described the small souvenirs and oddities that travelers and collectors display in a curio cabinet. Antique shops and museums often group unrelated small objects together simply because each one qualifies as an interesting curio in its own right.
How CURIO is used
Used for small, unusual, or exotic objects kept mainly for interest or display rather than practical use.
- The shelf was crowded with curio pieces from around the world.
- She bought a small carved curio at the market stall.
- The old cabinet held dozens of curio items collected over decades.
- Each curio in the shop had its own strange story attached.
- He kept the odd little curio as a reminder of his travels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURIO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURIO
10 longer words begin with CURIO.
Words with CURIO inside
12 words contain CURIO in the middle. Words that start with CURIO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CURIO
Common questions about CURIO
- Is CURIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURIO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURIO worth?
- CURIO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURIO mean?
- A rare, unusual, or curious object valued mainly as a novelty or collector's item.
- What letters can be added to CURIO?
- CURIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CURIO:
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