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7-letter words starting with CU

There are 165 7-letter words starting with CU in the standard word-game list. The most common are curious, current, culture, custody, cutting, curtain.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
curiousbeyond or deviating from the usual or expected9
currentoccurring in or belonging to the present time9
culturea particular society at a particular time and place9
custodya state of being confined (usually for a short time)13
cutting(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character10
curtainhanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)9
customsmoney collected under a tariff11
cunningattractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness10
culpritsomeone who perpetrates wrongdoing11
cupcakesmall cake baked in a muffin tin17
cuisinethe practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared9
cushiona mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses12
cursingThe act of one who curses.10
custardsweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen10
curatorthe custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)9
cubiclesmall room in which a monk or nun lives13
cuckolda man whose wife committed adultery16
cutlerya cutting implement; a tool for cutting12
curling(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl10
cussingThe act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.10
cutlassa short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors9
curableable to be cured or healed11
cursoryhasty and without attention to detail; not thorough12
cullingThe act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.10
cubbishReminiscent of a cub, i.e. shy and naive.16
cubicalshaped like a cube13
cubitalof or relating to the elbow11
cudbeara purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens12
cudweedany of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color14
cuffingThe act by which somebody is cuffed or struck.16
cuirassmedieval body armor that covers the chest and back9
culicidAny mosquito in the family Culicidae.12
culottea divided skirt9
cultishResembling a cult.12
cultismdevotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult11
cultista member of a religious cult9
culverta transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway12
cumquatany of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick…20
cumshawA gratuity or tip as thanks for a service17
cumulusof or related to cumulous clouds11
cuneate(of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base9
cuplikeresembling the shape of a cup15
cuppinga treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface14
cupritea mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper11
cuprousof or containing divalent copper11
cupularshaped like (or supporting) a cupule11
curablyIn a curable manner.14
curacaoflavored with sour orange peel11
curacoaflavored with sour orange peel11
curbingan edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)12
curdledtransformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass11
curdlerThat which curdles.10
curettea surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity9
curiosabooks on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)9
curlilyIn a curly manner.12
currachAn Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction…14
currantany of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams9
curriedCooked or flavoured with curry.10
curriera craftsman who curries leather for use9
currishbase and cowardly12

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