Is CURTNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURTNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURTNESSES mean?
Curtnesses is a form of CURTNESS.
- noun
an abrupt discourteous manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (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 CURTNESSES
CURTNESSES 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 CURTNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censures10
- censuses10
- cestuses10
- cressets10
- curtness10
- cuteness10
- encrusts10
- securest10
- censers9
- censure9
- centers9
- centres9
- ceruses9
- cresses9
- cresset9
- crusets9
- cussers9
- encrust9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- resects9
- screens9
- secerns9
- secrets9
- secures9
- tenrecs9
- estruses8
- eustress8
- sureness8
- trueness8
- unstress8
- censer8
- censes8
- census8
- center8
- centre8
- cereus8
- certes8
- ceruse8
- cesses8
- cestus8
- crests8
- cruets8
- cruses8
- cruset8
- crusts8
- curets8
- curses8
- cusser8
- cusses8
- erects8
- eructs8
- recent8
- recess8
- rectus8
- recuse8
- recuts8
- rescue8
- resect8
- scenes8
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