Is “Curtail” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CURTAIL
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Curtail

/kɜːˈteɪl/

noun
  1. 1.A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

verb
  1. 1.To cut short the tail of an animal

    Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.

  2. 2.To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

    When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.

  3. 3.To limit or restrict, keep in check.

Synonyms: crop, dock, behedge, control, limit, restrain