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Yes, curl is playable

...and is worth 9 points.

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TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Curl" Definition

noun

A coil or ringlet of hair.
A treatment in which the hair is curled.
Any of various plant diseases in which the leaves roll up.
Something with a spiral or coiled shape.
Sports A weightlifting exercise using one or two hands, in which a weight held at the thigh or to the side of the body is raised to the chest or shoulder and then lowered without moving the upper arms, shoulders, or back.

phrasal-verb

Curl up To assume a position with the legs drawn up: The child curled up in an armchair to read.

verb-intransitive

Sports To engage in curling.
To assume a spiral or curved shape.
To form ringlets or coils.
To move in a curve or spiral: The wave curled over the surfer.

verb-transitive

Sports To lift (a weight) by performing a curl.
To decorate with coiled or spiral shapes.
To form into a coiled or spiral shape: curled the ends of the ribbon.
To raise and turn under (the upper lip), as in snarling or showing scorn.
To twist (the hair, for example) into ringlets or coils.

verb

To form (as the hair) into coils or ringlets.
To form into a curved shape.
To furnish with.
To grow in coils or spirals.
To form ripples or crinkles.

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