Curtailing

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:18 pts10 letters

Definition of Curtailing

verb

To cut short the tail of an animal
"Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."
To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
"When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."
To limit or restrict, keep in check.

noun

A cutting short; truncation.

Anagrams of Curtailing

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "curtailing":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "curtailing" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

CU...Words starting with "cu"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 10-letter words Unscramble "curtailing"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

crop dock behedge control limit restrain abbreviate shorten

Letter Values

c3

u1

r1

t1

a1

i1

l1

i1

n1

g2

Total: 13 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Curtailing

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring

Related 10-Letter Words

cabalettas cabalistic caballeros cabbalisms cabbalists cabdrivers cabinmates cablecasts cablegrams cabriolets cacciatore cachinnate caciquisms cacodemons cacography

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Curtailing"

Curtailing is a 10-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "curtailing" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Curtailing" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "curtailing" is a medium-scoring word.