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Is duppy a Scrabble word?

Yes, duppy is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of duppy?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.Examples: "They firmly believe in the apparition of spectres. Those of deceased friends are duppies; others, of more hostile and tremendous aspect, like our raw-head-and-bloody-bones, are called bugaboos."; "Then on the left me see a duppy and try to run."Synonyms: jumbieCaribbeanJamaica

2. (Jamaica, games) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).Jamaica

verb (English)

1. (MLE, MTE, transitive) To kill; to murder.Examples: "2008, Kingsley Ogundele, online message quoted in 2010 January 27, Rob Sharp, "CSI: Chatroom", The Independent He refers to his intention to kill a schoolgirl pregnant with Jolie's unborn baby – who the pair believe is giving Jolie undue hassle. "I'll get da fiend to duppy her den," he writes."; "He duppied my bredren and as long as I could remember Paps was telling me not to trust the Feds."Synonyms: annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bump off, buryMulticultural-London-Englishtransitive

2. (MLE, by extension, transitive) To excel in.Examples: "2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011" I duppied every rave."Multicultural-London-Englishbroadlytransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "duppy"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "duppy"?

Scrabble
13 points
D2
U1
P3
P3
Y4
Words With Friends
15 points
D2
U2
P4
P4
Y4

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