Is TUBOCURARINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TUBOCURARINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TUBOCURARINE mean?
- noun
a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles
“curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + B (3) + O (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (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 TUBOCURARINE
Single letters that turn TUBOCURARINE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TUBOCURARINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carburetion15
- incubator13
- rubricate13
- bacterin12
- boracite12
- bouncier12
- carburet12
- catbrier12
- cubature12
- incubate12
- turbocar12
- autocrine11
- cautioner11
- cointreau11
- couturier11
- raconteur11
- recaution11
- aerobic11
- bicorne11
- boricua11
- botanic11
- bouncer11
- bracero11
- brucine11
- brucite11
- cabinet11
- carbine11
- caribou11
- corbina11
- iceboat11
- unbrace11
- actioner10
- airborne10
- anoretic10
- anuretic10
- baritone10
- braunite10
- carrotin10
- courante10
- courtier10
- creation10
- curarine10
- curation10
- neurotic10
- obtainer10
- outrance10
- reaction10
- reobtain10
- runabout10
- taborine10
- tabourer10
- tricorne10
- trouncer10
- trueborn10
- unerotic10
- urbanite10
- beacon10
- bicorn10
- bicron10
- bonaci10
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