CURTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CURTAIL 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 CURTAIL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURTAIL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curtailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURTAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does CURTAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut short, reduce or place limits on something.
You curtail an activity when you stop it before its natural end or trim it back in size. It often appears with budgets, freedoms and trips. The sense is of something being cut off early, not removed altogether.
How CURTAIL is used
Typical in news and official writing about spending, rights and schedules.
- The storm forced them to curtail the holiday by two days.
- The council voted to curtail late-night opening hours.
- Illness began to curtail her travels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURTAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURTAIL
The 7 tiles of CURTAIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURTAIL
7 longer words begin with CURTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in CURTAIL
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Common questions about CURTAIL
- Is CURTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURTAIL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURTAIL worth?
- CURTAIL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURTAIL mean?
- To cut short, reduce or place limits on something.
- What letters can be added to CURTAIL?
- CURTAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURTAIL:
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