Scrabble Word Finder

MANICURE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. MANICURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

m3a1n1i1c3u1r1e1
PlayableMANICURE · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept MANICURE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 45 / 100

45WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6.25%

Our own measure of how useful MANICURE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MANICURE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

manicured14 manicures13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MANICURE scores

Scrabble m3a1n1i1c3u1r1e1 12
Words with Friends m4a1n2i1c4u2r1e1 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in MANICURE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
a19
n16
i19
c12
u14
r16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANICURE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MANICURE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with MANICURE

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2 longer words begin with MANICURE.

Shorter words from the letters in MANICURE

carmine11 cranium11 cumarin11 minceur11 numeric11 uraemic11 acumen10 aecium10 anemic10 arcmin10 carmen10 cerium10 cinema10 crimen10 crinum10 crumen10 iceman10 mincer10 neumic10 uremic10 airmen8 anuric8 canier8 carnie8 curiae8 eucain8 mainer8 manure8 marine8 murein8 murena8 murine8 remain8 rumina8 unciae8 uranic8 uremia8 amice9 amnic9 cimar9

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Common questions about MANICURE

Is MANICURE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANICURE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MANICURE worth?
MANICURE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MANICURE?
MANICURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANICURE:

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