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CURBS

5 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What CURBS Means

CURBS is a form of CURB, which means:

  1. noun: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
  2. noun: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
  3. verb: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits“moderate your alcohol intake”
  4. verb: keep to the curb“curb your dogs”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CURBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 U1 R1 B3 S1.

Anagrams of CURBS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In CURBS

23 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.

4 letter words (10)

3 letter words (11)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing CURBS

CURBS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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