Is CURATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURATIVE mean?
- noun
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- adjective
tending to cure or restore to health
“curative powers of herbal remedies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 13 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 CURATIVE
Single letters that turn CURATIVE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CURATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- active11
- curvet11
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- civet10
- crave10
- curve10
- evict10
- varec10
- vatic10
- vicar10
- virtue9
- cave9
- vice9
- acuter8
- curate8
- curiae8
- curite8
- uratic8
- uretic8
- aiver8
- avert8
- rivet8
- trave8
- vertu8
- virtu8
- vitae8
- vac8
- acute7
- areic7
- auric7
- caret7
- carte7
- cater7
- cauri7
- ceria7
- citer7
- crate7
- cruet7
- curet7
- curia7
- curie7
- cuter7
- cutie7
- erica7
- eruct7
- react7
- recit7
- recta7
- recti7
- recut7
- trace7
- triac7
- trice7
- truce7
- ureic7
- aver7
- eruv7
- rave7
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