Is CURIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
a state of active curiosity
- noun
the quality of being alien or not native
“the strangeness of a foreigner”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 CURIOUSNESS
CURIOUSNESS 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 CURIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coinsures11
- incrosses11
- insources11
- uncrosses11
- cernuous10
- cessions10
- coenurus10
- coinsure10
- cornuses10
- cosiness10
- insource10
- necrosis10
- scissure10
- sucroses10
- unserious9
- censors9
- cession9
- coenuri9
- coiners9
- conures9
- cosines9
- courses9
- cousins9
- cronies9
- crosses9
- cruises9
- cuisses9
- curious9
- cussers9
- incross9
- incuses9
- orceins9
- oscines9
- ouncers9
- recoins9
- scissor9
- scouses9
- sources9
- sucrose9
- uncross9
- neurosis8
- resinous8
- rosiness8
- sensuous8
- sourness8
- sunrises8
- censor8
- census8
- cerous8
- coiner8
- conies8
- conure8
- cornus8
- corses8
- cosier8
- cosies8
- cosine8
- course8
- cousin8
- crises8
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