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Is curlew a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word curlew is a Scrabble US word. The word curlew is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is curlew a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word curlew is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3U1R1L1E1W4

Is curlew a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word curlew is a Words With Friends word. The word curlew is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

CURLEW,

5-letter words (3 found)

CRUEL,LUCRE,ULCER,

4-letter words (10 found)

CLEW,CLUE,CREW,CRUE,CURE,CURL,ECRU,LUCE,LURE,RULE,

3-letter words (14 found)

CEL,CRU,CUE,CUR,ECU,LEU,LEW,LUR,REC,REW,RUC,RUE,ULE,URE,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,ER,EW,RE,UR,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from curlew according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of curlew

curlew

Etymology

From Middle English curlew, from Old French courlieu (see French courlis), claimed to be imitative of the bird's cry but apparently assimilated with dialectal *corliu (“runner, messenger”), a variant of coureur (the bird is adept at running).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːlju/, /ˈkɜːlu/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝlu/

Noun

curlew (plural curlews)

  1. Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
  2. (Australia) A stone curlew.

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Translations

See also

  • curlew sandpiper
  • stone curlew

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • curlewe, curlue, curlu, curlowe, curleeu, corlew, corlewe, corlue, kurlu, kurlew

Etymology

From Old French courlieu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kurˈliu̯/, /ˈkurliu̯/

Noun

curlew (plural curlewes)

  1. curlew
  2. quail

Descendants

  • English: curlew

References

  • “curleu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-09.

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