Words Starting With CU
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CU. This section showcases how CU at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with CU, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
3 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| cut | 5 | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | - |
| cup | 7 | treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | - |
| cue | 5 | a stimulus that provides information about what to do | - |
| cum | 7 | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | - |
| cub | 7 | a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) | - |
| cur | 5 | an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | - |
| cud | 6 | food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again | - |
| cuz | 14 | - | - |
4 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| cute | 6 | obviously contrived to charm | a child with intolerably cute mannerisms |
| cure | 6 | a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | - |
| cunt | 6 | a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked | - |
| cuts | 6 | - | - |
| cult | 6 | an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | - |
| cube | 8 | a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube | - |
| cuff | 12 | hit with the hand | - |
| curb | 8 | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | - |
| curl | 6 | wind around something in coils or loops | - |
| cuss | 6 | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | - |
| curd | 7 | a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd | bean curd |
| curt | 6 | marked by rude or peremptory shortness | a curt reply |
| cusp | 8 | a thin triangular flap of a heart valve | - |
| cull | 6 | look for and gather | - |
| cush | 9 | - | - |
| cuke | 10 | cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons | - |
| curs | 6 | - | - |
| cubs | 8 | - | - |
| cuds | 7 | - | - |
| cued | 7 | - | - |
| cues | 6 | - | - |
| cuif | 9 | - | - |
| cuit | 6 | - | - |
| culm | 8 | stem of plants of the Gramineae | - |
| cums | 8 | - | - |
| cups | 8 | - | - |
| curf | 9 | - | - |
| curn | 6 | - | - |
| curr | 6 | - | - |
| cusk | 10 | elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| curse | 7 | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | - |
| cured | 8 | (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) | - |
| curry | 10 | give a neat appearance to | - |
| curly | 10 | (of hair) having curls or waves | they envied her naturally curly hair |
| curve | 10 | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | - |
| cutie | 7 | - | - |
| cuffs | 13 | - | - |
| cupid | 10 | (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros | - |
| cures | 7 | - | - |
| cuter | 7 | - | - |
| cubic | 11 | having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions | - |
| cuddy | 12 | the galley or pantry of a small ship | - |
| cuppa | 11 | a cup of tea | - |
| cushy | 13 | not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship | what a cushy job! |
| cubby | 14 | a small secluded room | - |
| curvy | 13 | having curves | a settee with only one curvy end |
| culpa | 9 | - | - |
| cumin | 9 | aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family | - |
| curia | 7 | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church | - |
| curie | 7 | a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second | - |
| curio | 7 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| cutty | 10 | - | - |
| cutey | 10 | - | - |
| cuppy | 14 | - | - |
| cuing | 8 | - | - |
| culex | 14 | type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface | - |
| curch | 12 | - | - |
| curst | 7 | deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier | - |
| cutup | 9 | - | - |
| cubeb | 11 | a cigarette containing cubeb | - |
| cubed | 10 | - | - |
| cuber | 9 | - | - |
| cubes | 9 | - | - |
| cubit | 9 | an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm | - |
| cuffo | 13 | - | - |
| cuifs | 10 | - | - |
| cuish | 10 | - | - |
| cuits | 7 | - | - |
| cukes | 11 | - | - |
| culch | 12 | - | - |
| culet | 7 | - | - |
| culls | 7 | - | - |
| cully | 10 | - | - |
| culms | 9 | - | - |
| culti | 7 | - | - |
| cults | 7 | - | - |
| culty | 10 | - | - |
| cumec | 11 | - | - |
| cundy | 11 | - | - |
| cunei | 7 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursed | 9 | deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier | villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed |
| custom | 10 | a specific practice of long standing | - |
| cutter | 8 | a boat for communication between ship and shore | - |
| curfew | 14 | an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited | - |
| cuckoo | 14 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
| cuddle | 10 | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | We cuddled against each other to keep warm |
| curses | 8 | - | - |
| cutest | 8 | - | - |
| cuddly | 13 | inviting cuddling or hugging | a cuddly teddybear |
| curved | 12 | having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | the curved tusks of a walrus |
| curing | 9 | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | - |
| curled | 9 | (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | - |
| cutler | 8 | a dealer in cutlery | - |
| cutlet | 8 | thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | - |
| culver | 11 | - | - |
| curtsy | 11 | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting | - |
| cutoff | 14 | a route shorter than the usual one | - |
| curate | 8 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | - |
| currie | 8 | - | - |
| cubism | 12 | an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes | - |
| cussed | 9 | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | - |
| cupped | 13 | - | - |
| cutout | 8 | a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out | - |
| cuesta | 8 | - | - |
| cursor | 8 | (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions | - |
| cutesy | 11 | - | - |
| cubist | 10 | relating to or characteristic of cubism | cubist art |
| curdle | 9 | turn into curds | curdled milk |
| curler | 8 | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it | a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight |
| curare | 8 | a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles | curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction |
| cutely | 11 | in an attractive manner | - |
| cudgel | 10 | strike with a cudgel | - |
| cummin | 12 | - | - |
| cupola | 10 | a roof in the form of a dome | - |
| curios | 8 | - | - |
| curtly | 11 | in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner | he told me curtly to get on with it |
| cullet | 8 | - | - |
| cupful | 13 | the quantity a cup will hold | - |
| cuttle | 8 | ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell | - |
| cumber | 12 | restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult | - |
| curlew | 11 | large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill | - |
| cuspid | 11 | one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | - |
| cuatro | 8 | - | - |
| cubage | 11 | - | - |
| cubane | 10 | - | - |
| cubbed | 13 | - | - |
| cubebs | 12 | - | - |
| cubers | 10 | - | - |
| cubica | 12 | - | - |
| cubics | 12 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| culture | 9 | a particular society at a particular time and place | - |
| curious | 9 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | a curious hybrid accent |
| cutting | 10 | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | - |
| current | 9 | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) | the raft floated downstream on the current |
| custody | 13 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | he is in the custody of police |
| customs | 11 | money collected under a tariff | - |
| curtain | 9 | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | - |
| cunning | 10 | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | - |
| culprit | 11 | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | - |
| cursing | 10 | - | - |
| cuisine | 9 | the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared | - |
| cushion | 12 | a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses | - |
| cupcake | 17 | small cake baked in a muffin tin | - |
| curator | 9 | the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) | - |
| custard | 10 | sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen | - |
| cuckold | 16 | be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | - |
| cutlery | 12 | tableware implements for cutting and eating food | - |
| curling | 10 | (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | - |
| cubicle | 13 | small individual study area in a library | - |
| curable | 11 | capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent | - |
| cutlass | 9 | a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors | - |
| curtsey | 12 | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting | - |
| cutback | 17 | a reduction in quantity or rate | - |
| culvert | 12 | a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway | - |
| cupping | 14 | a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface | - |
| curdled | 11 | transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass | curdled milk |
| cuticle | 11 | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | - |
| currant | 9 | any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants | - |
| cursory | 12 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws |
| curtail | 9 | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries |
| curving | 13 | having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | - |
| curacao | 11 | flavored with sour orange peel | - |
| cumulus | 11 | a globular cloud | - |
| curbing | 12 | an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | - |
| curried | 10 | - | - |
| cursive | 12 | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | - |
| cubical | 13 | shaped like a cube | - |
| cuirass | 9 | medieval body armor that covers the chest and back | - |
| cultist | 9 | a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader | - |
| cultish | 12 | - | - |
| curlier | 9 | - | - |
| cutaway | 15 | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts | - |
| cuatros | 9 | - | - |
| cubages | 12 | - | - |
| cubanes | 11 | - | - |
| cubbier | 13 | - | - |
| cubbies | 13 | - | - |
| cubbing | 14 | - | - |
| cubbish | 16 | - | - |
| cubhood | 15 | - | - |
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8 letter words
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| customer | 12 | someone who pays for goods or services | - |
| cultural | 10 | denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people | influenced by ethnic and cultural ties |
| curtains | 10 | - | - |
| currency | 15 | the property of belonging to the present time | the currency of a slang term |
| cupboard | 15 | a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space | - |
| cucumber | 16 | a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit | - |
| cultured | 11 | marked by refinement in taste and manners | cultured Bostonians |
| culinary | 13 | of or relating to or used in cooking | - |
| cuddling | 13 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| culpable | 14 | deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | culpable negligence |
| cuteness | 10 | the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) | - |
| curative | 13 | a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | - |
| cufflink | 20 | jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt | - |
| curdling | 12 | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid | - |
| curbside | 13 | the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb | policemen stood at intervals along the curbside |
| cushiony | 16 | softened by the addition of cushions or padding | - |
| cubature | 12 | - | - |
| cubbiest | 14 | - | - |
| cubbings | 15 | - | - |
| cubelike | 16 | shaped like a cube | - |
| cubhoods | 16 | - | - |
| cubicity | 17 | the property of resembling a cube | - |
| cubicles | 14 | - | - |
| cubicula | 14 | - | - |
| cubiform | 17 | shaped like a cube | - |
| cubistic | 14 | relating to or characteristic of cubism | - |
| cuboidal | 13 | shaped like a cube | - |
| cuckolds | 17 | - | - |
| cuckooed | 17 | - | - |
| cucurbit | 14 | any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae | - |
| cudbears | 13 | - | - |
| cuddlers | 12 | - | - |
| cuddlier | 12 | - | - |
| cudgeled | 13 | - | - |
| cudgeler | 12 | - | - |
| cudgerie | 12 | - | - |
| cudweeds | 15 | - | - |
| cuffable | 18 | - | - |
| cuffless | 16 | - | - |
| cuffling | 17 | - | - |
| cuisines | 10 | - | - |
| cuissers | 10 | - | - |
| cuitered | 11 | - | - |
| cuitikin | 14 | - | - |
| cuittled | 11 | - | - |
| cuittles | 10 | - | - |
| culchier | 15 | - | - |
| culchies | 15 | - | - |
| culicids | 13 | - | - |
| culicine | 12 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| curiosity | 14 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| cultivate | 14 | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | - |
| customary | 16 | commonly used or practiced; usual | took his customary morning walk |
| custodian | 12 | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | - |
| curiously | 14 | with curiosity | the baby looked around curiously |
| cutthroat | 14 | ruthless in competition | cutthroat competition |
| curvature | 14 | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | - |
| culminate | 13 | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace |
| custodial | 12 | providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding | daycare that is educational and not just custodial |
| cunningly | 15 | in an attractive manner | how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure |
| customize | 22 | make according to requirements | customize a car |
| cuneiform | 16 | shaped like a wedge | - |
| cushioned | 15 | softened by the addition of cushions or padding | - |
| curettage | 12 | surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | - |
| cutaneous | 11 | relating to or existing on or affecting the skin | cutaneous nerves |
| cuckoldry | 21 | the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women | - |
| cumulated | 14 | - | - |
| curtsying | 15 | - | - |
| cuadrilla | 12 | - | - |
| cubanelle | 13 | - | - |
| cubatures | 13 | - | - |
| cubbishly | 21 | - | - |
| cubbyhole | 21 | a small secluded room | - |
| cubically | 18 | - | - |
| cubiculum | 17 | - | - |
| cubituses | 13 | - | - |
| cuckolded | 19 | - | - |
| cuckoldly | 21 | - | - |
| cuckoldom | 20 | the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery | - |
| cuckooing | 18 | - | - |
| cucullate | 13 | - | - |
| cucumbers | 17 | - | - |
| cucurbits | 15 | - | - |
| cuddliest | 13 | - | - |
| cudgelers | 13 | - | - |
| cudgeling | 14 | - | - |
| cudgelled | 14 | - | - |
| cudgeller | 13 | - | - |
| cudgeries | 13 | - | - |
| cufflinks | 21 | - | - |
| cuffuffle | 23 | - | - |
| cuirassed | 12 | - | - |
| cuirasses | 11 | - | - |
| cuisinart | 11 | - | - |
| cuisinier | 11 | - | - |
| cuitering | 12 | - | - |
| cuitikins | 15 | - | - |
| cuittling | 12 | - | - |
| culchiest | 16 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| curriculum | 16 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| cultivated | 16 | marked by refinement in taste and manners | cultivated speech |
| culturally | 15 | with regard to a culture | culturally integrated |
| cuttlefish | 18 | ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell | - |
| culminated | 15 | - | - |
| cumulative | 17 | increasing by successive addition | the benefits are cumulative |
| cumbersome | 18 | difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | a cumbersome piece of machinery |
| curricular | 14 | of or relating to an academic course of study | - |
| cushioning | 16 | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | - |
| curvaceous | 17 | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves | Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes |
| curmudgeon | 16 | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas | - |
| cummerbund | 19 | a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo | - |
| cultivable | 17 | (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively | - |
| cultivator | 15 | someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | - |
| cuadrillas | 13 | - | - |
| cubanelles | 14 | - | - |
| cubbyholes | 22 | - | - |
| cubicities | 16 | - | - |
| cuckolding | 20 | - | - |
| cuckoldise | 19 | - | - |
| cuckoldize | 28 | - | - |
| cuckoldoms | 21 | - | - |
| cuckoopint | 20 | common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum | - |
| cuculiform | 19 | - | - |
| cucullated | 15 | - | - |
| cucumiform | 21 | - | - |
| cucurbital | 16 | - | - |
| cuddlesome | 16 | inviting cuddling or hugging | a cuddlesome baby |
| cuddliness | 14 | - | - |
| cudgelings | 15 | - | - |
| cudgellers | 14 | - | - |
| cudgelling | 15 | - | - |
| cuffuffles | 24 | - | - |
| cuirassier | 12 | a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass | - |
| cuirassing | 13 | - | - |
| cuisinarts | 12 | - | - |
| cuisiniers | 12 | - | - |
| culiciform | 19 | - | - |
| culinarian | 12 | - | - |
| culinarily | 15 | - | - |
| cullenders | 13 | - | - |
| culminates | 14 | - | - |
| cultivates | 15 | - | - |
| cultriform | 17 | - | - |
| culturable | 14 | - | - |
| culturists | 12 | - | - |
| culvertage | 16 | - | - |
| culverting | 16 | - | - |
| cumberbund | 19 | - | - |
| cumberless | 16 | - | - |
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