CURL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CURL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CURL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does CURL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To twist hair, paper or another flexible material into a spiral or coiled shape, or to move in such a shape.
Hair can curl naturally or be curled with rollers, smoke can curl upward from a fire, and a cat can curl into a ball to sleep. As a noun, a curl is the coiled shape itself, most often a ringlet of hair.
How CURL is used
Very common everyday word covering hairstyling, natural shapes, and body posture.
- She used hot rollers to curl her hair before the party.
- Smoke began to curl upward from the chimney.
- He watched the paper curl at the edges near the fire.
- The kitten liked to curl into a tight ball on the chair.
- A single curl fell across her forehead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURL
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with CURL.
Words ending in CURL
4 words end in CURL. Useful as a back hook: play CURL onto a word already on the board.
Words with CURL inside
11 words contain CURL in the middle. Words that start with CURL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CURL
Common questions about CURL
- Is CURL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURL worth?
- CURL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURL mean?
- To twist hair, paper or another flexible material into a spiral or coiled shape, or to move in such a shape.
- What letters can be added to CURL?
- CURL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CURL:
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