UnscrambleTheWord.co

leprous

Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.

Is leprous a Scrabble word?

Yes, leprous is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

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

What is the meaning of leprous?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (figuratively, archaic) Immoral, or corrupted or tainted in some manner; also, ostracized, shunned.Examples: "My whole Life is so leprous, it infects All my Repentance: I wou’d buy your Pardon Though at the highest Set, even with my Life:"; "And ſpeckl'd Vanity / Will ſicken ſoon and die, / And leprous ſin will melt from earthly mould, […]"archaicfiguratively

2. (alchemy, historical) Of gold or other metals: contaminated with other substances; impure.historical

3. (botany, archaic) Synonym of leprose (“covered with thin scurfy scales, scaly-looking”).Synonyms: leprosearchaic

4. (obsolete) Causing leprosy or a disease resembling it.Examples: "Thy vncle came, with iuyce of Hebona, / In a viall, and through the porches of my eares / Did powre the leaprous diſtilment, whoſe effect / Hold ſuch an enmitie with blood of man, […]"obsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "leprous"?

Scrabble
9 points
L1
E1
P3
R1
O1
U1
S1
Words With Friends
12 points
L2
E1
P4
R1
O1
U2
S1

Browse related word lists

← Unscramble different letters