Curlews is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 137 anagrams from letters in curlews (celrsuw).
1300-50; Middle English Anglo-French curleu, cognate with Middle French corleu; perhaps imitative
As the curlew made ready to get under way, Hawkins appeared at the rail.
It was at once set; and "The curlew" started on in the wake of the shower.
And afar off a curlew called, and a grouse crowed in defiance.
"I can't understand what is keeping the boys from the curlew," she said.
"The curlew" dashed forward, rising and falling with the swells.
Behind him were Hawkins, Bronson and the crew of the curlew.
At that instant the curlew shot over her head with its deep, mournful cry.
It ain't as if 'The curlew' was loaded down, and lay low in the water.
She addressed the skipper of the curlew as he brought his craft alongside.
Then silence again, save for the long-drawn wail of a curlew.