The word curtail is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • curtail v. (Transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal.
  • curtail v. (Transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
  • curtail v. (Transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ABRIDGE AN ANIMAL CHECK CUT DURATION FIGURATIVELY IN KEEP LIMIT OBSOLETE OF OR RESTRICT SHORT SHORTEN SOMETHING TAIL THE TO TRANSITIVE TRUNCATE

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIL CUR CURT TA TAI TAIL UR

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT LI RUC

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

TRUCIAL

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

CURTAIN

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

CURTAL

7 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

CURTAILS CURTAILED CURTAILER CURTAILERS CURTAILING CURTAILMENT CURTAILMENTS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNCURTAILED

9 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+E RETICULA
+I URALITIC
+M MULTICAR
+P PICTURAL
+R TURRICAL
+S CURTAILS RUSTICAL
+V CULTIVAR CURVITAL

10 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C RITUAL
-I CURTAL
-L TAURIC URATIC URTICA
-T CURIAL LAURIC URACIL
-U CITRAL RICTAL

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 33681 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 171549 chance.

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  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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