CURRISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURRISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURRISH?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURRISH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURRISH
No single letter turns CURRISH into another word.
How CURRISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURRISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,853 thousand.
What does CURRISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Like a cur, meaning snarling, bad-tempered, base or cowardly.
To call behaviour currish is to say it is mean and spiteful, the way a mongrel dog might snap at strangers. The insult often hints at cowardice, so it suits someone who picks on those weaker than himself.
How CURRISH is used
Dated and literary, used for sharp criticism of a person's character or conduct.
- He gave a currish growl and slammed the door.
- It was a currish trick to blame the youngest clerk.
- The captain despised the currish crew who ran at the first sign of danger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURRISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURRISH
3 longer words begin with CURRISH.
Shorter words from the letters in CURRISH
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Common questions about CURRISH
- Is CURRISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURRISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURRISH worth?
- CURRISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURRISH mean?
- Like a cur, meaning snarling, bad-tempered, base or cowardly.
- What letters can be added to CURRISH?
- No single letter can be added to CURRISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURRISH:
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