CROUP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CROUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROUP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROUP is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROUP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROUP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CROUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does CROUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A childhood illness of the throat and windpipe that causes a harsh, barking cough and difficulty breathing, usually brought on by a viral infection.
Croup swells the airway around the vocal cords, which is why children with croup often make a sharp, barking cough and a whistling sound called stridor when they breathe in. It is most common in young children, whose airways are narrow enough that even mild swelling can make breathing noisy and laboured. The same word, croup, is also used in horse riding for the rounded rump of a horse, an entirely unrelated sense.
How CROUP is used
Uncountable noun in the medical sense, as in the baby has croup, used without an article.
- The toddler's barking cough turned out to be croup.
- Steam from a hot shower can ease mild croup.
- Doctors watched for signs that the croup was worsening.
- Cases of croup often rise during the colder months.
- The nurse explained the difference between croup and asthma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROUP
19 longer words begin with CROUP.
Shorter words from the letters in CROUP
Common questions about CROUP
- Is CROUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROUP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROUP worth?
- CROUP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROUP mean?
- A childhood illness of the throat and windpipe that causes a harsh, barking cough and difficulty breathing, usually brought on by a viral infection.
- What letters can be added to CROUP?
- CROUP takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CROUP:
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