CURRICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURRICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURRICLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURRICLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURRICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curriclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURRICLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURRICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURRICLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURRICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A light open carriage with two wheels, drawn by a pair of horses side by side.
The curricle was a fashionable vehicle of the Regency years, driven by the owner himself. Its pole lay between two horses, which made it faster than a one-horse gig.
How CURRICLE is used
Historical term, often met in novels set in the early nineteenth century.
- He drove his curricle through the park at speed.
- A smart curricle waited outside the inn.
- The young lord was proud of his new curricle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURRICLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURRICLE
1 longer words begin with CURRICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CURRICLE
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Common questions about CURRICLE
- Is CURRICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURRICLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURRICLE worth?
- CURRICLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURRICLE mean?
- A light open carriage with two wheels, drawn by a pair of horses side by side.
- What letters can be added to CURRICLE?
- CURRICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURRICLE:
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