CURIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CURIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURIUM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CURIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does CURIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A radioactive metallic element with atomic number 96, made artificially and not found in nature.
It was first produced in 1944 by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei, and it was named in honour of Marie and Pierre Curie. Curium has no everyday uses, though small amounts power some space probes as a heat source.
How CURIUM is used
A term of chemistry and nuclear physics; the symbol is Cm.
- Curium was named after Marie and Pierre Curie.
- The lab produced a few milligrams of curium.
- Curium sits among the actinides on the periodic table.
- A sample of curium glows faintly because of its radioactivity.
- Chemists cannot dig up curium, because it must be made.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURIUM
1 longer words begin with CURIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CURIUM
Common questions about CURIUM
- Is CURIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURIUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURIUM worth?
- CURIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURIUM mean?
- A radioactive metallic element with atomic number 96, made artificially and not found in nature.
- What letters can be added to CURIUM?
- CURIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CURIUM:
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