Is CURLINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURLINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURLINESS mean?
- noun
(of hair) a tendency to curl
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 11 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 CURLINESS
CURLINESS 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 CURLINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cruises9
- incuses9
- leucins9
- lucerns9
- slicers9
- sluices9
- census8
- clines8
- crises8
- cruise8
- cruses8
- cuisse8
- curies8
- curses8
- cusser8
- incels8
- incurs8
- incuse8
- leucin8
- lucern8
- lucres8
- nuclei8
- relics8
- scries8
- slicer8
- slices8
- sluice8
- sucres8
- ulcers8
- uncles8
- insures7
- runless7
- silenus7
- sunrise7
- ceils7
- cines7
- cires7
- cline7
- clues7
- cress7
- cries7
- cruel7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curie7
- curls7
- curns7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- incel7
- incur7
- incus7
- luces7
- lucre7
- nicer7
- relic7
- rices7
- runic7
- sices7
- since7
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