CURTALAX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CURTALAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURTALAX?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURTALAX is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURTALAX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curtalaxeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CURTALAX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURTALAX, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURTALAX has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURTALAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A short, broad sword, like a cutlass.
This is an old form of the word cutlass, found in historical tales and poems about sailors and soldiers of earlier centuries. A modern writer who picks curtalax is probably after an antique or swashbuckling sound.
How CURTALAX is used
Archaic; seen in old texts and historical or fantasy writing.
- The pirate drew his curtalax and leapt onto the deck.
- A rusty curtalax hung above the fireplace.
- In the ballad, the knight carried a curtalax at his side.
- He swung the curtalax in a wide arc.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURTALAX and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURTALAX
2 longer words begin with CURTALAX.
Shorter words from the letters in CURTALAX
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Common questions about CURTALAX
- Is CURTALAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURTALAX, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURTALAX worth?
- CURTALAX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURTALAX mean?
- A short, broad sword, like a cutlass.
- What letters can be added to CURTALAX?
- CURTALAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURTALAX:
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