Is CURETTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURETTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURETTES mean?
Curettes is a form of CURET.
- noun
a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CURETTES
CURETTES 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 CURETTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curette9
- curtest9
- cutters9
- scutter9
- tercets9
- cereus8
- certes8
- ceruse8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- curets8
- cutest8
- cutter8
- erects8
- eructs8
- rectus8
- recuse8
- recuts8
- rescue8
- resect8
- secret8
- secure8
- terces8
- tercet8
- truces8
- trustee7
- ceres7
- certs7
- cetes7
- crest7
- cruet7
- cruse7
- crust7
- cures7
- curet7
- curse7
- curst7
- cuter7
- cutes7
- ecrus7
- erect7
- eruct7
- recut7
- scree7
- scute7
- sucre7
- terce7
- truce7
- retest6
- retuse6
- setter6
- street6
- suttee6
- tester6
- truest6
- tutees6
- utters6
- cees6
- cere6
- cert6
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