Scrub

5 lettersverb

Updated June 2026

Definition

to clean by rubbing hard with a brush

“She would scrub the kitchen floor every Saturday.”

Pronunciation

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Synonyms

chaparralbushscrubbingscouringscour cancel scratch

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Anagrams of Scrub

Words that use exactly the same letters as “scrub”.

curbs

Words one letter different

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scrab scrob scruf scrum shrub strub

Words you can make from Scrub

Shorter words formed from the letters in “scrub”.

burs crub crus cubs curb curs

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