Is CURMUDGEON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURMUDGEON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURMUDGEON mean?
- noun
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + M (3) + U (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 16 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 CURMUDGEON
Single letters that turn CURMUDGEON into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CURMUDGEON
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- corundum13
- decorum12
- cundum11
- crunode10
- douceur10
- mourned10
- uncured10
- codger10
- gormed10
- guerdon9
- undergo9
- unurged9
- conger9
- corned9
- doucer9
- menudo9
- modern9
- monger9
- morgen9
- morgue9
- normed9
- regnum9
- rodmen9
- comer9
- degum9
- mucor9
- mucro9
- conure8
- drogue8
- gerund8
- gourde8
- ground8
- nudger8
- ouncer8
- rogued8
- rouged8
- runged8
- coden8
- coder8
- coned8
- conge8
- cored8
- coude8
- credo8
- crude8
- crudo8
- cured8
- decor8
- demon8
- demur8
- douce8
- dunce8
- duroc8
- durum8
- genom8
- gnome8
- gomer8
- grume8
- monde8
- mound8
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