CURVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CURVE 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 CURVE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURVE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CURVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does CURVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A continuously bending line that has no straight or sharply angled sections.
Curve is used across mathematics, engineering, and everyday speech, from the graph of a function to the curve of a road disappearing around a hillside. The word also works as a verb, so a path is said to curve gently to the left, and it appears in figurative phrases such as throwing someone a curve when a situation turns unexpectedly.
How CURVE is used
Common as both noun and verb, and frequently used figuratively for an unexpected change or challenge.
- The road followed a wide curve along the coastline.
- She drew a smooth curve to represent the data trend.
- The ball seemed to curve away from the batter at the last moment.
- Engineers calculated the curve's radius before building the bridge.
- His grades improved along a steady upward curve all semester.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURVE
The 5 tiles of CURVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURVE
17 longer words begin with CURVE.
Words ending in CURVE
5 words end in CURVE. Useful as a back hook: play CURVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CURVE inside
10 words contain CURVE in the middle. Words that start with CURVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CURVE
Common questions about CURVE
- Is CURVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURVE worth?
- CURVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURVE mean?
- A continuously bending line that has no straight or sharply angled sections.
- What letters can be added to CURVE?
- CURVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CURVE:
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