Is CURASSOWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURASSOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURASSOWS mean?
Curassows is a form of CURASSOW.
- noun
large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 14 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 CURASSOWS
CURASSOWS 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 CURASSOWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curassow13
- sowcars12
- sowcar11
- craws10
- crows10
- scows10
- sarcous9
- soucars9
- sowars9
- caws9
- cows9
- craw9
- crow9
- scow9
- across8
- cussos8
- oscars8
- scaurs8
- scours8
- soucar8
- sowar8
- caw8
- cow8
- acros7
- arcus7
- ascus7
- casus7
- crass7
- cross7
- cusso7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- scars7
- scaur7
- scour7
- socas7
- raws7
- rows7
- saws7
- sows7
- wars7
- waur7
- wuss7
- acro6
- arco6
- arcs6
- cars6
- cors6
- coss6
- crus6
- curs6
- cuss6
- ocas6
- orca6
- orcs6
- rocs6
- sacs6
- scar6
- soca6
- raw6
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