CURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CURSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURSE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURSE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about CURSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CURSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A solemn appeal to a supernatural power to bring harm, misfortune, or punishment upon someone or something.
In folklore and religious tradition, a person believed to have the power to place a curse calls on unseen forces to bring suffering, bad luck, or ruin onto an enemy or onto whatever the curse is aimed at. The same word also names words used to swear or express strong anger, and it can describe any lasting source of misfortune, as when people speak of a curse hanging over a family or a place. Both senses share the idea of words with the power to bring about serious, ongoing harm.
How CURSE is used
Used both for a supernatural spell believed to bring harm, and more loosely for offensive language or a persistent source of misfortune.
- The old tale describes a curse placed on the castle centuries ago.
- Villagers blamed every misfortune on the witch's curse.
- He muttered a curse under his breath after missing the train.
- The family believed a curse had followed them for generations.
- Breaking the curse required finding the hidden amulet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURSE
The 5 tiles of CURSE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with CURSE
11 longer words begin with CURSE.
Words ending in CURSE
6 words end in CURSE. Useful as a back hook: play CURSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CURSE inside
15 words contain CURSE in the middle. Words that start with CURSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CURSE
Common questions about CURSE
- Is CURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURSE worth?
- CURSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURSE mean?
- A solemn appeal to a supernatural power to bring harm, misfortune, or punishment upon someone or something.
- What letters can be added to CURSE?
- CURSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CURSE:
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