Is “Curve” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CURVE
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 Curve

/kɜːv/

noun
  1. 1.A gentle bend, such as in a road.

    You should slow down when approaching a curve.

  2. 2.A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

    She scribbled a curve on the paper.

  3. 3.A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

    The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.

verb
  1. 1.To bend; to crook.

    to curve a line

  2. 2.To cause to swerve from a straight course.

    to curve a ball in pitching it

  3. 3.To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

    the road curves to the right

adjective
  1. 1.Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

    a curve line