CURTSY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CURTSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURTSY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURTSY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURTSY
No single letter turns CURTSY into another word.
How CURTSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CURTSY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about CURTSY
- CURTSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CURTSY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A formal gesture of respect in which a woman or girl bends her knees with one foot slightly forward.
A curtsy is the traditional female counterpart of a bow, performed when greeting royalty, receiving applause on stage or showing courtesy at a formal occasion. The word is a variant of courtesy, since the gesture was once simply a sign of good manners. It also works as a verb, so a dancer may curtsy to her partner before the first step.
How CURTSY is used
Used for the formal greeting; also a verb, and often written curtsey.
- She made a deep curtsy when the queen entered the hall.
- The little girl gave a shy curtsy and ran back to her mother.
- At the end of the dance each lady offered a graceful curtsy.
- A curtsy is no longer expected in most schools.
- He bowed, and she answered with a curtsy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURTSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURTSY
The 6 tiles of CURTSY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURTSY
1 longer words begin with CURTSY.
Shorter words from the letters in CURTSY
Common questions about CURTSY
- Is CURTSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURTSY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURTSY worth?
- CURTSY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURTSY mean?
- A formal gesture of respect in which a woman or girl bends her knees with one foot slightly forward.
- What letters can be added to CURTSY?
- No single letter can be added to CURTSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CURTSY:
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