Is CURATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURATES mean?
Curates is a form of CURATE.
- noun
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
“clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (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 CURATES
CURATES 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 CURATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acuter8
- acutes8
- carets8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- causer8
- cesura8
- crates8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- cuesta8
- curate8
- curets8
- eructs8
- reacts8
- recast8
- rectus8
- recuts8
- saucer8
- traces8
- truces8
- acres7
- acute7
- arcus7
- cares7
- caret7
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- caste7
- cater7
- cates7
- cause7
- certs7
- cesta7
- crate7
- crest7
- cruet7
- cruse7
- crust7
- cures7
- curet7
- curse7
- curst7
- cuter7
- cutes7
- ecrus7
- eruct7
- escar7
- races7
- react7
- recta7
- recut7
- sauce7
- scare7
- scart7
- scaur7
- scuta7
- scute7
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