CURN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CURN 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 CURN?
| 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 CURN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CURN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does CURN mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectScots
A small, uncounted quantity of something, especially a grain, a pinch or a handful.
In Scots speech a curn of salt or a curn of oatmeal means a modest, rough amount, smaller than a proper measure, and a curn of folk can mean just a few people. It works like a single-word stand-in for "a bit" or "a few" rather than naming an exact quantity.
How CURN is used
Regional Scots usage; met mainly in dialect writing and older Scottish speech rather than standard English.
- She stirred in just a curn of salt before tasting the broth.
- Only a curn of folk turned up for the early meeting.
- He kept a curn of oatmeal in his pocket for the journey.
- A curn of snow still lay in the shadow of the wall.
- Give me a curn of that sugar for my tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURN
6 longer words begin with CURN.
Shorter words from the letters in CURN
Common questions about CURN
- Is CURN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURN worth?
- CURN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURN mean?
- A small, uncounted quantity of something, especially a grain, a pinch or a handful.
- What letters can be added to CURN?
- CURN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CURN:
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