cure
NOUNVERB
/kjʊr/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
cure is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3U1R1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does cure mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Provide a cure for, make healthy again.
“The treatment cured the boy's acne”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Be or become preserved.
“the apricots cure in the sun”
BROADER
3
Make (substances) hard and improve their usability.
“cure resin”
“cure cement”
BROADER
RELATED
4
Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve.
“cure meats”
“cure pickles”
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of cure
SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
Every anagram above uses exactly the same letters — tap one to see its meaning and score.