CURRACH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CURRACH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURRACH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURRACH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURRACH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
currachsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURRACH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURRACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,822 thousand.
What does CURRACH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A small Irish boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide or tarred canvas, propelled by oars or a paddle.
The currach is light enough to be carried by a few people and rides the Atlantic swell well, which made it a fixture on the west coast of Ireland. It is close in design to the Welsh coracle.
How CURRACH is used
Currach is the usual spelling in Irish contexts.
- Fishermen carried the currach down the beach at dawn.
- A currach bobbed on the swell beside the island pier.
- The museum displays an old currach with its tarred canvas skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURRACH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURRACH
1 longer words begin with CURRACH.
Shorter words from the letters in CURRACH
Common questions about CURRACH
- Is CURRACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURRACH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURRACH worth?
- CURRACH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURRACH mean?
- A small Irish boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide or tarred canvas, propelled by oars or a paddle.
- What letters can be added to CURRACH?
- CURRACH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURRACH:
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