UNCURB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UNCURB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCURB?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCURB is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCURB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uncurbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNCURB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNCURB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does UNCURB mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To free from restraint, or to take the curb off a horse.
The word comes from the horse bit called a curb, which presses on the animal to hold it back. To uncurb a horse is to let it run, and writers extended the idea to appetites, tempers and ambitions released from control. Today it is seldom heard outside poetry and older prose.
How UNCURB is used
Rare and literary; ordinary speech prefers release or unleash.
- The groom was told to uncurb the mare before the race.
- Wealth seemed to uncurb his worst habits.
- The poet asks the storm to uncurb its winds.
- No law could uncurb a crowd so angry.
- They chose to uncurb the press after the revolution.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCURB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCURB
4 longer words begin with UNCURB.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCURB
Common questions about UNCURB
- Is UNCURB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCURB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCURB worth?
- UNCURB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCURB mean?
- To free from restraint, or to take the curb off a horse.
- What letters can be added to UNCURB?
- UNCURB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNCURB:
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