CURTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CURTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURTNESS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURTNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURTNESS
No single letter turns CURTNESS into another word.
How CURTNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CURTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Abruptness of manner or speech that comes across as rude or unfriendly.
Curtness shows in short replies and clipped tones rather than in any open insult. A busy person may not mean it, yet the listener feels dismissed.
How CURTNESS is used
Describes how someone speaks or writes, often with in or with, as in answered with curtness.
- Her curtness on the phone surprised everyone.
- He apologised for the curtness of his email.
- The clerk replied with curtness and turned away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURTNESS
The 8 tiles of CURTNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURTNESS
1 longer words begin with CURTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CURTNESS
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Common questions about CURTNESS
- Is CURTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURTNESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURTNESS worth?
- CURTNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURTNESS mean?
- Abruptness of manner or speech that comes across as rude or unfriendly.
- What letters can be added to CURTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to CURTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CURTNESS:
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