INCURVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INCURVATE 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 INCURVATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCURVATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCURVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCURVATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INCURVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCURVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INCURVATE
- All 9 letters of INCURVATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INCURVATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotanyzoology
In botany and zoology, arched or hooked toward the axis, as petals or claws that turn inward at the tip.
Naturalists use incurvate to describe petals, claws or leaf edges that bend toward the middle. The word is rare outside scientific description and was also used as a verb in older texts.
How INCURVATE is used
Mostly appears in botanical and zoological descriptions.
- The leaf has incurvate margins that shelter the buds.
- The beetle's incurvate legs fold neatly under its body.
- Look for an incurvate petal edge to tell the two species apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCURVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCURVATE
2 longer words begin with INCURVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCURVATE
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Common questions about INCURVATE
- Is INCURVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCURVATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCURVATE worth?
- INCURVATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCURVATE mean?
- In botany and zoology, arched or hooked toward the axis, as petals or claws that turn inward at the tip.
- What letters can be added to INCURVATE?
- INCURVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INCURVATE:
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