curtain raising

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

curtain raising is a valid 15-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3U1R1T1A1I1N1R1A1I1S1I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does curtain raising mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The first performance (as of a theatrical production).

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