Is MANICURED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANICURED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANICURED mean?
Manicured is a form of MANICURE.
- 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
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 MANICURED
MANICURED 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 MANICURED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- manicure12
- decuman12
- muraenid11
- carmine11
- ceriman11
- cranium11
- cumarin11
- numeric11
- uraemic11
- dermic11
- minced11
- cairned10
- dancier10
- duramen10
- durance10
- inarmed10
- inducer10
- iracund10
- manured10
- maunder10
- unaimed10
- unarmed10
- uncared10
- unrimed10
- acumen10
- aecium10
- anemic10
- carmen10
- cerium10
- cinema10
- crinum10
- iceman10
- mincer10
- neumic10
- uremic10
- demic10
- maced10
- medic10
- mucid10
- admire9
- aidmen9
- caried9
- cedarn9
- cinder9
- cnidae9
- craned9
- daimen9
- damner9
- dancer9
- decani9
- induce9
- maiden9
- median9
- medina9
- minder9
- nacred9
- radium9
- rancid9
- remand9
- remind9
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