Is MANICURE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANICURE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANICURE mean?
- noun
professional care for the hands and fingernails
- verb
trim carefully and neatly
“manicure fingernails”
- verb
care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (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 MANICURE
Single letters that turn MANICURE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from MANICURE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carmine11
- ceriman11
- cranium11
- cumarin11
- numeric11
- uraemic11
- acumen10
- aecium10
- anemic10
- carmen10
- cerium10
- cinema10
- crinum10
- iceman10
- mincer10
- neumic10
- uremic10
- amice9
- amnic9
- cream9
- crime9
- cumin9
- macer9
- manic9
- micra9
- mince9
- mucin9
- umiac9
- airmen8
- anuric8
- carnie8
- curiae8
- manure8
- marine8
- murein8
- murine8
- remain8
- rumina8
- unciae8
- uranic8
- uremia8
- acme8
- came8
- cami8
- cram8
- emic8
- mace8
- marc8
- merc8
- mica8
- mice8
- aimer7
- amine7
- anime7
- areic7
- auric7
- cairn7
- caner7
- cauri7
- ceria7
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