scurf

scurf is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.
2. noun. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent.
3. noun. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.
4. noun. Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
5. noun. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

   Synonyms: exfoliation, scale

6. noun. (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

Synonyms

exfoliation, scale

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scurf:

curfs, scruf

Common word forms

scurfs, scurfer

Words from these letters

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