What does CURL mean?

CURL is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/kɜrl/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. form a curl, curve, or kink“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”
  2. shape one's body into a curl“She curled farther down under the covers”
  3. wind around something in coils or loops
  4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets“curl my hair, please”
  5. play the Scottish game of curling

noun

  1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
  2. a strand or cluster of hair

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

curls7

Anagrams of CURL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CURL

1 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

cur5

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Questions

Is CURL a Scrabble word?

CURL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CURL worth?

CURL is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CURL?

1 other words, including CUR.