CURRANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CURRANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURRANT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURRANT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURRANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURRANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURRANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does CURRANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small dried seedless grape used in baking, or a small edible berry from a shrub of the same name.
Buns and cakes often get their dark specks from currants, which are tarter than ordinary raisins. Gardeners grow the shrub for its clusters of red, black or white berries. The two meanings share a name but come from different plants.
How CURRANT is used
Common in recipes for the dried fruit and in gardening for the berry bush.
- She stirred a handful of currant pieces into the scone dough.
- The red currant bush by the fence was heavy with fruit.
- Black currant jam is a favourite in our house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURRANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURRANT
4 longer words begin with CURRANT.
Shorter words from the letters in CURRANT
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Common questions about CURRANT
- Is CURRANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURRANT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURRANT worth?
- CURRANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURRANT mean?
- A small dried seedless grape used in baking, or a small edible berry from a shrub of the same name.
- What letters can be added to CURRANT?
- CURRANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURRANT:
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