Is CURVILINEAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURVILINEAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURVILINEAR mean?
- adjective
characterized by or following a curved line
“curvilinear tracery”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + A (1) + R (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 CURVILINEAR
CURVILINEAR 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 CURVILINEAR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acervuli13
- culverin13
- vincular13
- caviler12
- clavier12
- curvier12
- incurve12
- uncivil12
- valeric12
- verruca12
- vicinal12
- vincula12
- carvel11
- carven11
- carver11
- cavern11
- claver11
- clivia11
- craven11
- craver11
- culver11
- vicuna11
- curarine10
- irenical10
- ravelin10
- riviera10
- unravel10
- venular10
- virelai10
- calve10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civie10
- civil10
- clave10
- clavi10
- crave10
- curve10
- varec10
- vicar10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- auricle9
- carline9
- cauline9
- curlier9
- lucarne9
- nuclear9
- reincur9
- unclear9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- arrive9
- eluvia9
- livier9
- naiver9
- ravier9
- ravine9
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