CURIOSA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CURIOSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURIOSA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURIOSA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURIOSA
No single letter turns CURIOSA into another word.
How CURIOSA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURIOSA, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does CURIOSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Books or other printed items dealing with unusual subjects, especially in the antiquarian book trade.
Booksellers file such volumes under a separate heading because collectors hunt for them specifically. The Latin plural form is kept in catalogues, where it often hints at erotic material. The word curiosa is rarely heard outside the world of rare books.
How CURIOSA is used
Appears mainly in rare-book catalogues and dealers' lists.
- The dealer kept the curiosa in a locked cabinet at the back.
- Her private library included a shelf of Victorian curiosa.
- The auction catalogue had a long section of curiosa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURIOSA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURIOSA
The 7 tiles of CURIOSA in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CURIOSA
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Common questions about CURIOSA
- Is CURIOSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURIOSA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURIOSA worth?
- CURIOSA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURIOSA mean?
- Books or other printed items dealing with unusual subjects, especially in the antiquarian book trade.
- What letters can be added to CURIOSA?
- No single letter can be added to CURIOSA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURIOSA:
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