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.

BROADER
4

The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking).

SYNONYMS
5

A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost.

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Clear of weeds by uprooting them.

“stub a field”

BROADER
2

Extinguish by crushing.

“stub out your cigarette now”

3

Pull up (weeds) by their roots.

4

Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.

“She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of stub

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