Is CURMUDGEONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURMUDGEONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURMUDGEONS mean?
Curmudgeons is a form of CURMUDGEON.
- noun
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + M (3) + U (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CURMUDGEONS
CURMUDGEONS 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 CURMUDGEONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curmudgeon16
- corundums14
- scrounged13
- consumed13
- corundum13
- decorums13
- secundum13
- unsourced12
- consumer12
- mucrones12
- scourged12
- scrouged12
- cundums12
- decorum12
- crunodes11
- douceurs11
- scrounge11
- uncursed11
- codgers11
- consume11
- cundum11
- cernuous10
- coenurus10
- guerdons10
- numerous10
- congers10
- coursed10
- crunode10
- douceur10
- grumose10
- grumous10
- menudos10
- moderns10
- mongers10
- morgens10
- morgues10
- mourned10
- mungoes10
- rodsmen10
- scorned10
- scoured10
- scourge10
- scrouge10
- sourced10
- sourgum10
- uncured10
- codger10
- comers10
- degums10
- gormed10
- mucors10
- mucose10
- mucous10
- mucros10
- smudge10
- socmen10
- unsoured9
- conures9
- drogues9
- gerunds9
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