CURVATURE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CURVATURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURVATURE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURVATURE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURVATURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
curvaturesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURVATURE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURVATURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURVATURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURVATURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The degree to which a line or surface bends away from being straight or flat.
The curvature of the Earth hides distant ships beyond the horizon. In medicine the word names an abnormal bend such as a spinal curvature, and in mathematics it is a number that measures how sharply a curve turns.
How CURVATURE is used
Used in geometry, physics, optics and medicine for the amount of bending.
- The curvature of the lens focuses light onto a single point.
- Doctors measured the curvature of his spine on the scan.
- You can sense the curvature of the planet from a high-flying aircraft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURVATURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CURVATURE
1 longer words begin with CURVATURE.
Shorter words from the letters in CURVATURE
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Common questions about CURVATURE
- Is CURVATURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURVATURE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURVATURE worth?
- CURVATURE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURVATURE mean?
- The degree to which a line or surface bends away from being straight or flat.
- What letters can be added to CURVATURE?
- CURVATURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURVATURE:
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