CURITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CURITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURITE?
| 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 CURITE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CURITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about CURITE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 CURITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A rare radioactive mineral containing uranium and lead, found as reddish-brown to yellow needle-like crystals.
Curite forms when the common uranium ore uraninite breaks down slowly underground, releasing lead and oxygen that recombine into this new needle-shaped mineral. Collectors and geologists identify it by its distinctive adamantine, almost metallic shine and its radioactivity, which means samples are usually handled and stored with care. Because it forms only under specific conditions, curite is far less common than the uraninite it comes from.
How CURITE is used
A specialist term used in mineralogy and geology rather than everyday speech.
- The museum case held a small sample of curite behind lead glass.
- Geologists traced the curite deposit back to a decayed uraninite vein.
- A Geiger counter clicked steadily near the curite specimen.
- Curite crystals glinted with a reddish-brown sheen under the light.
- The paper described new curite formations found in an old mine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURITE
The 6 tiles of CURITE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CURITE
1 longer words begin with CURITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CURITE
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Common questions about CURITE
- Is CURITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURITE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURITE worth?
- CURITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURITE mean?
- A rare radioactive mineral containing uranium and lead, found as reddish-brown to yellow needle-like crystals.
- What letters can be added to CURITE?
- CURITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CURITE:
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