CURIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CURIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
c3u1r1i1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableCURIOUSLY · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CURIOUSLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful CURIOUSLY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURIOUSLY
No single letter turns CURIOUSLY into another word.
How CURIOUSLY scores
Scrabble c3u1r1i1o1u1s1l1y4 14
Words with Friends c4u2r1i1o1u2s1l2y3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CURIOUSLY
- CURIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CURIOUSLY
corylus12 crusily12 curious9 surculi9 cosily11 cruisy11 lyrics11 sluicy11 rosily9 sourly9 clours8 coulis8 curios8 lorics8 oculus8 cloys10 crusy10 curly10 lyric10 loury8 lousy8 roily8 soily8 surly8 usury8 yours8 cirls7 clour7 clous7 coils7 coirs7 cours7 crios7 curio7 curli7 curls7 cursi7 locis7 locus7 loric7
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Common questions about CURIOUSLY
- Is CURIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURIOUSLY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURIOUSLY worth?
- CURIOUSLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CURIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to CURIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURIOUSLY:
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