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Yes, scrub is playable

...and is worth 12 points.

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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Scrub" Definition

noun

A growth or tract of stunted vegetation.
A straggly, stunted tree or shrub.
An undersized or insignificant person.
An undersized or poorly developed domestic animal.
Australian Remote rural land; the bush.

verb

To clean with hard rubbing .
To remove by .
To subject to friction .
To use hard rubbing in cleaning.
To prepare for performing surgery by scrubbing oneself.

phrasal-verb

Scrub up To wash the hands and arms thoroughly, as before performing or participating in surgery.

verb-transitive

Slang To cancel or abandon; drop: We had to scrub our plans for vacation.
To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing.
To remove impurities from (a gas) chemically.
To rub hard in order to clean.

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