scupper

scupper is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. verb. An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.
2. noun. drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
3. verb. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

   Synonyms: endanger, expose, peril, queer

4. verb. wait in hiding to attack

   Synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lurk, waylay

Synonyms

endanger, expose, peril, queer, ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lurk, waylay

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scupper:

cuppers

Common word forms

scuppers, scuppered, scuppering

Words from these letters

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