Is MANICURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANICURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANICURES mean?
Manicures 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
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 MANICURES
MANICURES 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.
Anagrams of MANICURES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MANICURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- muscarine13
- carmines12
- cerimans12
- craniums12
- cremains12
- cumarins12
- manicure12
- numerics12
- acumens11
- amnesic11
- caesium11
- carmine11
- ceriman11
- ceriums11
- cinemas11
- cranium11
- crinums11
- cumarin11
- mincers11
- murices11
- narcism11
- numeric11
- uraemic11
- aneurism10
- acumen10
- aecium10
- amices10
- amicus10
- anemic10
- camise10
- carmen10
- cerium10
- cesium10
- cinema10
- creams10
- crimes10
- crinum10
- cumins10
- iceman10
- macers10
- manics10
- mincer10
- minces10
- miscue10
- mucins10
- muscae10
- neumic10
- racism10
- sacrum10
- scream10
- umiacs10
- uremic10
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- carnies9
- manures9
- marines9
- mausier9
- mureins9
- murines9
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