CURLINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CURLINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURLINESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURLINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURLINESS
No single letter turns CURLINESS into another word.
How CURLINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURLINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURLINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURLINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being curly, or the degree to which hair or another material curls.
Hair products promise to tame or boost curliness, and humid weather often increases it. Growers also note the curliness of leaves and wool.
How CURLINESS is used
Used mostly about hair, with occasional use for plants and fur.
- The curliness of her hair increased in the damp air.
- The shampoo claims to protect natural curliness.
- Breeders prize the curliness of the lamb fleece.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURLINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURLINESS
1 longer words begin with CURLINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CURLINESS
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Common questions about CURLINESS
- Is CURLINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURLINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURLINESS worth?
- CURLINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURLINESS mean?
- The quality of being curly, or the degree to which hair or another material curls.
- What letters can be added to CURLINESS?
- No single letter can be added to CURLINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURLINESS:
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