Is CURARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURARES mean?
Curares is a form of CURARE.
- noun
a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles
“curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CURARES
CURARES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CURARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carers8
- causer8
- cesura8
- curare8
- curers8
- curser8
- racers8
- recurs8
- saucer8
- scarer8
- acres7
- arcus7
- carer7
- cares7
- carrs7
- carse7
- cause7
- crura7
- cruse7
- curer7
- cures7
- currs7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- escar7
- racer7
- races7
- recur7
- sauce7
- scare7
- scaur7
- serac7
- sucre7
- rasure6
- urares6
- aces6
- acre6
- arcs6
- care6
- carr6
- cars6
- case6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
- curr6
- curs6
- ecru6
- ecus6
- race6
- recs6
- scar6
- aures5
- rares5
- raser5
- rears5
- ruers5
- surer5
- surra5
- urare5
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