Is CURIOUSEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURIOUSEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURIOUSEST mean?
Curiousest is a form of CURIOUS.
- adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
“a curious hybrid accent”
- adjective
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
“a curious child is a teacher's delight”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 CURIOUSEST
CURIOUSEST 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 CURIOUSEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outcurses11
- citreous10
- citruses10
- coituses10
- coutures10
- crosstie10
- crustose10
- curtsies10
- outcries10
- outcurse10
- rictuses10
- ructious10
- scouters10
- citrous9
- corsets9
- cosiest9
- costers9
- courses9
- couters9
- couture9
- croutes9
- cruises9
- crusets9
- cueists9
- curious9
- curites9
- cutises9
- erotics9
- escorts9
- icterus9
- ictuses9
- rustics9
- scoters9
- scouter9
- sectors9
- sources9
- sucrose9
- cerous8
- cestoi8
- cestos8
- cestus8
- cistus8
- citers8
- citrus8
- coitus8
- corses8
- corset8
- cosets8
- cosier8
- cosies8
- cosset8
- coster8
- course8
- courts8
- couter8
- crests8
- crises8
- crosse8
- crouse8
- croute8
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