ROUPY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ROUPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROUPY?
| 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 ROUPY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUPY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ROUPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROUPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does ROUPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Hoarse or husky in the voice, especially from a cold or from shouting.
Roupy describes a voice roughened and hoarse, most often from a cold, a sore throat, or from talking or shouting too much. The word comes from the Scots noun roup, meaning hoarseness, and is still heard in Scottish and northern English speech for someone who sounds croaky.
How ROUPY is used
Scots and northern English dialect; used mainly of a hoarse voice rather than any other sense.
- His voice sounded roupy after the long, cold walk.
- She woke up roupy and could barely whisper.
- The teacher's roupy throat forced her to cancel the lesson.
- A roupy cough kept him awake most of the night.
- Years of shouting over the wind left the sailor permanently roupy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROUPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ROUPY
2 words end in ROUPY. Useful as a back hook: play ROUPY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUPY
Common questions about ROUPY
- Is ROUPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROUPY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROUPY worth?
- ROUPY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROUPY mean?
- Hoarse or husky in the voice, especially from a cold or from shouting.
- What letters can be added to ROUPY?
- ROUPY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROUPY:
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