STOUP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STOUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STOUP?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOUP is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stoupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STOUP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STOUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What stands out about STOUP
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STOUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A basin set near a church door to hold holy water that visitors touch and use to bless themselves, or, in older use, a drinking cup or flagon.
A stoup is usually the first thing a worshipper touches on entering a Catholic or Anglican church, since custom calls for touching the water and making the sign of the cross before going further inside. Many stoups are carved directly into the stonework of a doorway or pillar, though smaller portable versions also exist for chapels and private houses. In older English, the same word named an entirely different object, a drinking cup, tankard or flagon used at table, a sense that survives now mainly in historical fiction and older translations rather than in everyday speech. Both meanings share the same underlying idea of a vessel meant to hold and offer liquid, whether that liquid is holy water or ale.
How STOUP is used
The holy-water basin sense is still current in descriptions of church architecture and practice; the older drinking-vessel sense is now largely historical.
- She dipped her fingers in the stoup before entering the chapel.
- The stoup was carved into the stone just inside the church door.
- In the old tale, the innkeeper filled a stoup of ale for each guest.
- Pilgrims paused at the stoup to bless themselves before the shrine.
- A small travelling stoup sat on the altar of the makeshift chapel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STOUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STOUP
The 5 tiles of STOUP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STOUP
1 longer words begin with STOUP.
Shorter words from the letters in STOUP
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Common questions about STOUP
- Is STOUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOUP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOUP worth?
- STOUP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STOUP mean?
- A basin set near a church door to hold holy water that visitors touch and use to bless themselves, or, in older use, a drinking cup or flagon.
- What letters can be added to STOUP?
- STOUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STOUP:
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