stub
NOUNVERB
/stəb/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
stub is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1U1B3
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does stub mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A small piece.
“a stub of a pencil”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
The part of a check that is retained as a record.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
5
A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost.
BROADER
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Clear of weeds by uprooting them.
“stub a field”
BROADER
2
Extinguish by crushing.
“stub out your cigarette now”
BROADER
3
Pull up (weeds) by their roots.
BROADER
4
Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.
“She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD