Is CURVETTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURVETTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURVETTING mean?
Curvetting is a form of CURVET.
- noun
a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
- verb
perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 CURVETTING
CURVETTING 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 CURVETTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curveting15
- curving13
- curetting12
- recutting12
- incurve12
- eructing11
- vetting11
- curvet11
- intercut10
- tincture10
- cutting10
- trucing10
- unrivet10
- venturi10
- grivet10
- civet10
- curve10
- evict10
- uttering9
- cittern9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
- invert9
- trivet9
- virtue9
- given9
- giver9
- vice9
- gittern8
- grutten8
- guttier8
- retting8
- rutting8
- trueing8
- turgent8
- turgite8
- cretin8
- curite8
- cutter8
- uretic8
- cuing8
- genic8
- riven8
- rivet8
- vertu8
- virtu8
- give8
- nuttier7
- engirt7
- gunite7
- gunter7
- gurnet7
- gutter7
- rueing7
- truing7
- ungirt7
- urgent7
- centu7
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