LARRUP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LARRUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARRUP?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARRUP is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARRUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
larrupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARRUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LARRUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does LARRUP mean in Scrabble?
verb
informaldialect
To beat or thrash someone soundly, especially as a punishment.
Larrup is an old-fashioned, informal word for giving someone a sound beating, most often a child being punished rather than two people fighting as equals. It carries a slightly comic, folksy tone rather than a violent one, and turns up more in stories and regional speech than in ordinary conversation today. A related noun use, a larruping, describes the beating itself.
How LARRUP is used
Informal and somewhat dated; heard mainly in older or regional storytelling rather than everyday speech.
- Grandfather threatened to larrup any boy caught stealing apples.
- She would larrup the mule with a switch to keep it moving.
- The schoolmaster was known to larrup pupils who talked back.
- He got a good larruping for breaking the window.
- Nobody dared cross the old farmer for fear of being larruped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARRUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LARRUP
5 longer words begin with LARRUP.
Shorter words from the letters in LARRUP
Common questions about LARRUP
- Is LARRUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARRUP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARRUP worth?
- LARRUP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARRUP mean?
- To beat or thrash someone soundly, especially as a punishment.
- What letters can be added to LARRUP?
- LARRUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LARRUP:
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