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CURTAILING

10 letters · 3 syllables · verb, noun

C 3/4
U 1/2
R 1/1
T 1/1
A 1/1
I 1/1
L 1/2
I 1/1
N 1/2
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Definition of CURTAILING

verb

To cut short the tail of an animal

"Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."

verb

To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

"When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."

verb

To limit or restrict, keep in check.

noun

A cutting short; truncation.

Synonyms of CURTAILING

Words with similar meaning

crop dock behedge control limit restrain abbreviate shorten

Examples of CURTAILING in a Sentence

  • "Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."
  • "When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."

Word Details

Letters
10
Syllables
3
Scrabble
13
points
WWF
18
points

Is CURTAILING a Scrabble Word?

Yes, CURTAILING is a valid word in the following dictionaries:

Scrabble US (TWL) — 13 pts Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) — 13 pts Words With Friends — 18 pts

Tip: CURTAILING uses 10 letters. Look for double or triple letter squares under high-value tiles to maximize your score.

Letter Values for CURTAILING

Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.

Letter curtailing Total
Scrabble 3111111112 13
WWF 4211112123 18

Anagrams of CURTAILING

Words made by rearranging the exact same 10 letters

granulitic 13/18

Words You Can Make With the Letters in CURTAILING

100 words from the letters in CURTAILING

10-letter words

granulitic 13/18 USUKWWF

9-letter words

articling 12/16 USUKWWF

8-letter words

granitic 11/14 USUKWWF clarting 11/15 UK linguica 11/16 UK cingular 11/16 UK liturgic 11/15 USUKWWF curating 11/15 USUKWWF uralitic 10/13 USUKWWF uranitic 10/13 USUKWWF ringtail 9/12 USUKWWF trailing 9/12 USUKWWF trialing 9/12 UK

7-letter words

alginic 10/14 UK carling 10/14 USUKWWF catling 10/14 USUKWWF talcing 10/14 USUKWWF carting 10/13 USUKWWF crating 10/13 USUKWWF tracing 10/13 USUKWWF tricing 10/13 USUKWWF cingula 10/15 USUKWWF glucina 10/15 UK curling 10/15 USUKWWF augitic 10/13 USUKWWF cutling 10/15 UK trucing 10/14 USUKWWF clarini 9/12 UK lunatic 9/13 USUKWWF curtail 9/12 USUKWWF trucial 9/12 UK curtain 9/12 USUKWWF turacin 9/12 UK truncal 9/13 UK glairin 8/11 UK lairing 8/11 USUKWWF railing 8/11 USUKWWF intagli 8/11 USUKWWF tailing 8/11 USUKWWF airting 8/10 USUKWWF raiting 8/10 UK ratling 8/11 UK tirling 8/11 USUKWWF nautili 7/10 USUKWWF

6-letter words

lacing 9/13 USUKWWF garlic 9/12 USUKWWF arcing 9/12 USUKWWF caring 9/12 USUKWWF racing 9/12 USUKWWF ricing 9/12 USUKWWF acting 9/12 USUKWWF citing 9/12 USUKWWF tragic 9/11 USUKWWF guacin 9/13 UK glucan 9/14 USUKWWF cluing 9/14 USUKWWF curing 9/13 USUKWWF carlin 8/11 USUKWWF crinal 8/11 UK italic 8/10 USUKWWF catlin 8/11 USUKWWF tincal 8/11 USUKWWF iatric 8/9 USUKWWF citral 8/10 USUKWWF rictal 8/10 USUKWWF criant 8/10 UK citrin 8/10 USUKWWF nitric 8/10 USUKWWF uncial 8/12 USUKWWF curial 8/11 USUKWWF uracil 8/11 USUKWWF anuric 8/11 USUKWWF uranic 8/11 USUKWWF anicut 8/11 UK nautic 8/11 UK tunica 8/11 USUKWWF incult 8/12 USUKWWF tauric 8/10 UK uratic 8/10 USUKWWF urtica 8/10 UK curtal 8/11 USUKWWF uncart 8/11 UK ailing 7/10 USUKWWF nilgai 7/10 USUKWWF airing 7/9 USUKWWF ragini 7/9 UK arling 7/10 UK riglin 7/10 UK riling 7/10 USUKWWF tiling 7/10 USUKWWF gratin 7/9 USUKWWF rating 7/9 USUKWWF taring 7/9 USUKWWF tiring 7/9 USUKWWF lingua 7/11 USUKWWF nilgau 7/11 USUKWWF arguli 7/10 UK airgun 7/10 UK langur 7/11 USUKWWF luring 7/11 USUKWWF

How to Use CURTAILING in Word Games

CURTAILING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, making it a solid-scoring word.

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Frequently Asked Questions About CURTAILING

What does CURTAILING mean?
CURTAILING is a verb. To cut short the tail of an animal
Is CURTAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURTAILING is valid in Scrabble US (TWL) and valid in Scrabble UK (SOWPODS). It is worth 13 points in Scrabble.
How many points is CURTAILING worth in Scrabble?
CURTAILING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends. It is a 10-letter word with 3 syllables.
How many words can you make from CURTAILING?
You can make 100 words from the letters in CURTAILING. The longest sub-words are 10 letters long. Use our word unscrambler to see the full list with point values.
What are synonyms of CURTAILING?
Synonyms of CURTAILING include: crop, dock, behedge, control, limit, restrain. These words have similar meanings and can be used as alternatives in writing and word games.
What are the anagrams of CURTAILING?
The anagrams of CURTAILING (words using the exact same letters) are: GRANULITIC. Each is a valid word in Scrabble.