curl
VERBNOUN
/kɜrl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
curl is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3U1R1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does curl mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Wind around something in coils or loops.
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2
Form a curl, curve, or kink.
“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”
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3
Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.
“curl my hair, please”
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4
Shape one's body into a curl.
“She curled farther down under the covers”
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5
Play the Scottish game of curling.
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).
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American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933).
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A strand or cluster of hair.
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