9-letter 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.
| 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 | - | - |
| culicines | 13 | - | - |
| cullender | 12 | bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods | - |
| cullionly | 14 | - | - |
| cullyisms | 16 | - | - |
| culminant | 13 | - | - |
| culpatory | 16 | - | - |
| culshiest | 14 | - | - |
| cultigens | 12 | - | - |
| cultishly | 17 | - | - |
| cultivars | 14 | - | - |
| cultrated | 12 | - | - |
| culturati | 11 | people interested in culture and cultural activities | - |
| culturing | 12 | - | - |
| culturist | 11 | - | - |
| culverins | 14 | - | - |
| culverted | 15 | - | - |
| cumaceans | 15 | - | - |
| cumarones | 13 | - | - |
| cumberers | 15 | - | - |
| cumbering | 16 | - | - |
| cumbrance | 17 | - | - |
| cumbungis | 16 | - | - |
| cumulates | 13 | - | - |
| cumuluses | 13 | - | - |
| cunctator | 13 | someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) | - |
| cuneately | 14 | - | - |
| cuniforms | 16 | - | - |
| cunjevois | 21 | - | - |
| cunninger | 12 | - | - |
| cupbearer | 15 | the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine | - |
| cupboards | 16 | - | - |
| cupellers | 13 | - | - |
| cupelling | 14 | - | - |
| cupferron | 16 | - | - |
| cupholder | 17 | - | - |
| cupolaing | 14 | - | - |
| cupolated | 14 | - | - |
| cupressus | 13 | type genus of Cupressaceae | - |
| curandera | 12 | a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
| curandero | 12 | a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
| curarines | 11 | - | - |
| curarised | 12 | - | - |
| curarises | 11 | - | - |
| curarized | 21 | - | - |
| curarizes | 20 | - | - |
| curassows | 14 | - | - |
| curations | 11 | - | - |
| curatives | 14 | - | - |
| curbsides | 14 | - | - |
| curbstone | 13 | a paving stone forming part of a curb | - |
| curculios | 13 | - | - |
| curcumine | 15 | - | - |
| curcumins | 15 | - | - |
| curdiness | 12 | - | - |
| curetting | 12 | - | - |
| curfuffle | 20 | - | - |
| curialism | 13 | - | - |
| curialist | 11 | - | - |
| curiouser | 11 | - | - |
| curlicued | 14 | - | - |
| curlicues | 13 | - | - |
| curliness | 11 | (of hair) a tendency to curl | - |
| curlpaper | 15 | - | - |
| curlycues | 16 | - | - |
| currajong | 19 | widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle | - |
| currawong | 15 | bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call | - |
| currejong | 19 | - | - |
| curricles | 13 | - | - |
| curricula | 13 | - | - |
| currijong | 19 | - | - |
| currishly | 17 | in a currish manner; meanspiritedly | - |
| currycomb | 20 | a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses | - |
| curryings | 15 | - | - |
| cursedest | 12 | - | - |
| cursenary | 14 | - | - |
| cursillos | 11 | - | - |
| cursitors | 11 | - | - |
| cursitory | 14 | - | - |
| cursively | 17 | in a cursive manner | - |
| cursorary | 14 | - | - |
| cursorial | 11 | (of limbs and feet) adapted for running | - |
| cursorily | 14 | without taking pains | he looked cursorily through the magazine |
| curstness | 11 | - | - |
| curtailed | 12 | - | - |
| curtailer | 11 | - | - |
| curtained | 12 | furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies | a curtained alcove |
| curtalaxe | 18 | - | - |
| curtation | 11 | - | - |
| curtesies | 11 | - | - |
| curtilage | 12 | the enclosed land around a house or other building | - |
| curtseyed | 15 | - | - |
| curvation | 14 | - | - |
| curvative | 17 | - | - |
| curveball | 16 | - | - |
| curvesome | 16 | - | - |
| curveting | 15 | - | - |
| curvetted | 15 | - | - |
| curviform | 19 | - | - |
| curviness | 14 | - | - |
| curvities | 14 | - | - |
| cushiness | 14 | - | - |
| cushionet | 14 | - | - |
| cuspidate | 14 | having cusps or points | - |
| cuspidore | 14 | - | - |
| cuspidors | 14 | - | - |
| cusswords | 15 | - | - |
| custodier | 12 | - | - |
| custodies | 12 | - | - |
| customers | 13 | - | - |
| customise | 13 | make according to requirements | - |
| custumals | 13 | - | - |
| custumary | 16 | - | - |
| cutblocks | 19 | - | - |
| cutcherry | 19 | - | - |
| cutesiest | 11 | - | - |
| cuticulae | 13 | - | - |
| cuticular | 13 | of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula | - |
| cutinised | 12 | - | - |
| cutinises | 11 | - | - |
| cutinized | 21 | - | - |
| cutinizes | 20 | - | - |
| cutlasses | 11 | - | - |
| cutleries | 11 | - | - |
| cutlettes | 11 | - | - |
| cutpurses | 13 | - | - |
| cutscenes | 13 | - | - |
| cuttingly | 15 | in an intentionally unkind way | - |
| cutwaters | 14 | - | - |
