KURU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KURU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KURU?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KURU is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KURU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kurusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KURU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KURU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does KURU mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A fatal brain disease found in Papua New Guinea.
Kuru spread through funeral practices and disappeared once those stopped, and studying it led to the discovery of a whole class of infectious proteins. The word is from the Fore language.
How KURU is used
Uncountable; there is no plural.
- Kuru disappeared once the practice that spread it stopped.
- The word kuru comes from the Fore language.
- Studying kuru revealed a new class of infectious agent.
- Kuru affects the brain and is always fatal.
- No case of kuru has begun in decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KURU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KURU
3 longer words begin with KURU.
Words ending in KURU
1 words end in KURU. Useful as a back hook: play KURU onto a word already on the board.
Words with KURU inside
1 words contain KURU in the middle. Words that start with KURU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KURU
Common questions about KURU
- Is KURU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KURU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KURU worth?
- KURU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KURU mean?
- A fatal brain disease found in Papua New Guinea.
- What letters can be added to KURU?
- KURU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KURU:
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