CURSILLO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CURSILLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURSILLO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURSILLO is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURSILLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cursillosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURSILLO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURSILLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURSILLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURSILLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short retreat for a group of Roman Catholics, held for spiritual renewal.
The Spanish word, meaning a little course, names a movement that began in Spain and spread to Latin America and beyond. A cursillo usually lasts a few days and is led by laypeople and clergy together.
How CURSILLO is used
Used within church circles, often in the phrase make a cursillo.
- She attended a cursillo in the mountains last spring.
- The parish runs a cursillo every autumn.
- After the cursillo he joined a weekly prayer group.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURSILLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURSILLO
1 longer words begin with CURSILLO.
Shorter words from the letters in CURSILLO
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Common questions about CURSILLO
- Is CURSILLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURSILLO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURSILLO worth?
- CURSILLO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURSILLO mean?
- A short retreat for a group of Roman Catholics, held for spiritual renewal.
- What letters can be added to CURSILLO?
- CURSILLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURSILLO:
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