How many words with CUR are there?

This page lists 614 words with CUR from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With CUR

All 614 words in our dictionary that contain CUR — sorted by Scrabble score.

614 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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curtseying16 curveball16 curvetting16 curvilinear16 decurving16 discursive16 epicurisms16 glucuronides16 incurably16 incuriosity16 incuriously16 incurvated16 incurvation16 incurvature16 insecurenesses16 mercurating16 mercurations16 microcurie16 nonmercurial16 obscurantist16 obscurations16 obscurely16 obscurity16 occurrence16 overcuring16 pedicuring16 pedicurists16 procurable16 procurations16 recurrently16 reoccurring16 scurrilousness16 scurvily16 supercurrent16 tubocurarine16 undercurrents16 upcurved16 wellcurbs16 concurrents15 concurring15 cucurbits15 curableness15 curettement15 curfews15 curiousnesses15 curlicuing15 curlpaper15 curlycue15 currachs15 currency15 currentnesses15 cursednesses15 cursorinesses15 curtailment15 curtseyed15 curtsying15 curvatures15 curveting15 curvetted15 decurved15 epicurism15 glucuronide15 incuriosities15 incuriousness15 incurrences15 incurvates15 incurving15 insecurely15 insecurity15 manicuring15 manicurists15 mercurated15 mercuration15 millicuries15 nonrecurring15 obscuration15 obscureness15 obscurities15 overcured15 pedicured15 pedicurist15 procuration15 procurators15 recurrences15 recurving15 reoccurred15 scurrility15 scurrying15 scurviness15 securements15 undercurrent15 upcurves15 wellcurb15 becursing14 cocurators14 concurred14 concurrent14 cucurbit14 curably14 curassows14 curatives14 curbable14 curbsides14 curbstones14 curches14 curcumas14 curfew14 curiosity14 curiously14 curlicued14 currach14 curraghs14 currencies14 currently14 curricular14 currying14 cursedly14 cursorily14 curvature14 curveted14 curvey14 decurves14 epicureans14 inaccurate14 incurables14 incurrence14 incurvate14 incurved14 insecureness14 insecurities14 intercurrent14 manicured14 manicurist14 mercurates14 mercurials14 mercuric14 mercury14 millicurie14 multicurie14 nonconcurs14 nonrecurrent14 obscurants14 obscuring14 occurrents14 occurring14 outcurves14 overcures14 pedicures14 precuring14 precursors14 procurator14 procuring14 recurrence14 recursive14 recurved14 reincurring14 scurfiest14 scurfy14 scurrilities14 scurviest14 scurvy14 securement14 securenesses14 uncurbing14 uncurtained14 upcurling14 upcurve14 accursed13 becursed13 cocurator13 curacy13 curaghs13 curassow13 curative13 curbings13 curbside13 curbstone13 curculios13 curcuma13 curettages13 curiosities13 curiousness13 curlicues13 curlinesses13 curragh13 currentness13 curricles13 curricula13 curriery13 cursedness13 cursives13 cursoriness13 curtailing13 curtaining13 curtainless13 curtilages13 curtseys13 curviest13 curving13 curvy13 decurve13 epicurean13 incurable13 incurves13 manicures13 mercurate13 mercurial13 mercuries13 mercurous13 nonconcur13 obscurant13 obscured13 obscurest13 occurred13 occurrent13 outcursing13 outcurve13 overcure13 pedicure13 precured13 precursor13 procurals13 procured13 procurers13 recurves13 reincurred13 resecuring13 scurfier13 scurvier13 scurvies13 securely13 security13 uncurbed13 upcurled13 accurate12 becurses12 curacaos12 curacies12 curacoas12 curagh12 curatorial12 curbing12 curch12 curculio12 curdling12 curettage12 curetting12 curiousest12 curlews12 curlicue12 curlily12 curricle12 currieries12 currish12 cursedest12 cursive12 cursory12 curtailed12 curtailers12 curtained12 curtesy12 curtilage12 curtnesses12 curtsey12 curved12 curvets12 curvier12 decurions12 decurrent12 decury12 epicures12 incurring12 incursions12 incurve12 manicure12 noncurrent12 obscurer12 obscures12 outcursed12 precures12 procural12 procurer12 procures12 recurring12 recursions12 recurve12 reoccurs12 resecured12 scurrilous12 secureness12 securities12 uncurling12 unsecured12 accurst11 becurse11 becurst11 concurs11 curable11 curacao11 curacoa11 curarines11 curating11 curbed11 curbers11 curdiest11 curding11 curdled11 curdlers11 curdy11 curetted11 curiouser11 curiums11 curlew11 curliness11 curlings11 curseder11 cursorial11 curtailer11 curtesies11 curtly11 curtsied11 curtsy11 curves11 curvet11 decuries11 decurion11 epicure11 incurious11 incurred11 incurrent11 incursion11 nonsecure11 obscure11 outcurses11 precure11 procure11 recurred11 recurrent11 recursion11 reoccur11 resecures11 scurfs11 scurried11 scurry11 securing11 sinecures11 uncurbs11 uncurious11 uncurled11 uncurrent11 uncursed11 upcurls11 concur10 curarine10 curated10 curators10 curber10 curded10 curdier10 curdler10 curdles10 cureless10 curettes10 curfs10 curium10 curliest10 curling10 curly10 currants10 currents10 curried10 curriers10 curring10 curry10 cursing10 curtails10 curtains10 curtness10 curtsies10 curve10 insecure10 occurs10 outcurse10 reincurs10 resecure10 scurf10 scurries10 scurrile10 secured10 securers10 securest10 sinecure10 uncurb10 uncured10 upcurl10 curaras9 curares9 curaris9 curates9 curator9 curbs9 curdle9 curette9 curf9 curing9 curiosa9 curious9 curites9 curled9 curlers9 curlier9 currans9 currant9 curred9 current9 currier9 curries9 cursed9 cursers9 cursors9 curtail9 curtain9 curtals9 curtate9 curtest9 occur9 reincur9 scurril9 securer9 secures9 uncurls9 curara8 curare8 curari8 curate8 curb8 curds8 cured8 curers8 curets8 curiae8 curial8 curies8 curios8 curite8 curler8 curran8 currie8 curser8 curses8 cursor8 curtal8 curter8 curule8 incurs8 recurs8 secure8 uncurl8 curd7 curer7 cures7 curet7 curia7 curie7 curio7 curls7 curns7 currs7 curse7 curst7 incur7 recur7 cure6 curl6 curn6 curr6 curs6 curt6 cur5

Why CUR words matter

Words containing CUR are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 614 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (104 entries). Wordle players have 25 five-letter options, and there are 79 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is METHYLMERCURY at 28 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: METHYLMERCURY (28), EXCURSIVENESSES (27), METHYLMERCURIES (27), EXCURSIVELY (26), EXTRACURRICULAR (26). At 15 letters, COUNTERCURRENTS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 14. Letter-wise, R is the workhorse — it appears in 614 of these words, ahead of U (614) and C (614).

Three easy picks from this list

CURARA earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing CURARE across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.
CURARI is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Round out your set with CURATE (8), CURERS (8), CURETS (8), CURIAE (8), CURIAL (8) — all built from common tiles.

One chunk, many words: CUR

If you are studying English, CUR is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the CUR pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the CUR sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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