CROUPOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CROUPOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROUPOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROUPOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROUPOUS
No single letter turns CROUPOUS into another word.
How CROUPOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CROUPOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROUPOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROUPOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to croup, especially of an inflammation that forms a false membrane on the throat lining.
Doctors once described a croupous inflammation when a film of fibrous material coated the airway. The term is now mostly met in older medical writing.
How CROUPOUS is used
Appears in older medical texts describing membrane-forming throat inflammation.
- The physician diagnosed a croupous condition of the larynx.
- Old textbooks describe croupous pneumonia in detail.
- A croupous membrane had formed across the child's throat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROUPOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CROUPOUS
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Common questions about CROUPOUS
- Is CROUPOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROUPOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROUPOUS worth?
- CROUPOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROUPOUS mean?
- Relating to croup, especially of an inflammation that forms a false membrane on the throat lining.
- What letters can be added to CROUPOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CROUPOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CROUPOUS:
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