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Is CURES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CURES mean?

Cures is a form of CURE.

  1. verb

    provide a cure for, make healthy again

    “The treatment cured the boy's acne”

  2. noun

    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

  3. verb

    prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

    “cure meats”

  4. verb

    make (substances) hard and improve their usability

    “cure resin”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

7

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

5

Letters

C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 7 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 CURES

CURES 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.

Anagrams of CURES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CURES

The 32 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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