CURFEWS

What CURFEWS Means

CURFEWS is a form of CURFEW, which means:

1. noun: the time that the curfew signal is sounded
2. noun: a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CURFEWS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 U1 R1 F4 E1 W4 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 65 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In CURFEWS

73 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (1)

5 letter words (11)

4 letter words (27)

3 letter words (26)

2 letter words (8)

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