culm

Plural: culms

Noun

stem of plants of the Gramineae
Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved.
Anthracite, especially when found in small masses.
The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge.

Verb

Verb Forms: culmed, culming, culms

To form a hollow stalk or stem, like grasses.

Examples

culm dump
culm pile
He tried to CULM a word from his tiles, but nothing stalk-like emerged.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English culme, colme (“fragments of coal”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to Old English col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales.

Synonyms

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Scrabble Score: 8

culm: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
culm: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
culm: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

culm: valid Words With Friends Word