CURTSEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURTSEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURTSEY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURTSEY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURTSEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curtseysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURTSEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURTSEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does CURTSEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A respectful greeting made by bending the knees with one foot slightly in front of the other.
Women and girls traditionally made a curtsey to royalty or to elders, and dancers and actors still use it when bowing to an audience. Today it belongs mainly to ceremonies and period costume.
How CURTSEY is used
The spelling curtsey is common in British English, and the same word also works as a verb.
- The little girl made a shy curtsey to the queen.
- Her curtsey was graceful and perfectly timed.
- The ballerina finished with a deep curtsey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURTSEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURTSEY
The 7 tiles of CURTSEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURTSEY
3 longer words begin with CURTSEY.
Shorter words from the letters in CURTSEY
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Common questions about CURTSEY
- Is CURTSEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURTSEY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURTSEY worth?
- CURTSEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURTSEY mean?
- A respectful greeting made by bending the knees with one foot slightly in front of the other.
- What letters can be added to CURTSEY?
- CURTSEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURTSEY:
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