5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use scrub as a noun, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
About Scrub
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters b, c, r, s, and u, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter r. Scrub starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sc, scr, scru, and the ending characters are b, ub, rub, crub, ..
Definition
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Scrub is set as a grade four word that starts with s, ends with b, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is scrub a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Scrub in Pig Latin is said as "ubscray or ubscrway".
Unigram
s | c | r | u | b
Bigram
sc | cr | ru | ub
Trigram
scr | cru | rub
Quadrigram
scru | crub
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
Verb Examples
wash thoroughly;
"surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
clean with hard rubbing;
"She scrubbed his back"
Adjective Satellite Examples
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Scrub"

There are 546 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to scrub.

SynonymDefinition
Abandonthe trait of lacking restraint or control
freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
Ablateremove an organ or bodily structure
Ablationsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
Ablutionthe ritual washing of a priest''s hands or of sacred vessels
Abortterminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
Abradanta tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
Abradestrike against an object
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Abrasewear away
Abrasionthe wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Abrasivea substance that abrades or wears down

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Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from scrub.

Anagram Definition
Scrubthe act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Curbs

View English words with the unique letters used in scrub. Words With The Letters Bcrsu

Derives

Scrub derives from 3 words.

Word Definition
Scoura place that is scoured (especially by running water)
Scrubthe act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Scrub Up

Hypernyms

Scrub has 3 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Cleaningthe act of making something clean
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
Cleansingthe act of making something clean
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
Cleanupthe act of making something clean
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

Hyponyms

There are 2 hyponyms for scrub

Word Definition
Moppingcleaning with a mop;
"he gave it a good mopping"
Swabbingcleaning with a mop;
"he gave it a good mopping"

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word scrub.

Is scrub a scrabble word or can you use scrub in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 196061 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 191589 games. This 5 letter 9 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters b, c, r, s, and u? There's 4 with 7 letters or less with the letters b, c, r, s, and u. Here is a list of 4 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Scrub (5 letters) 9 12 scrub
Scrubs (6 letters) 10 +1 13 +1 bcrssu
Scrubby (7 letters) 16 +7 19 +7 scrubby
Curbs (5 letters) 9 12 scrub





     

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