drub

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/dɹʌb/
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/dɹʌb/ · /dɹʊb/

Definition of drub

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Northern-England, dialectal, uncountable, usually)Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
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noun

  1. (Northern-England, dialectal, uncountable, usually)Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.

verb

  1. (transitive)To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
  2. (transitive)To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
  3. (transitive)To forcefully teach something.
  4. (transitive)To criticize harshly; to excoriate.

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Etymology

From Middle English *drob, drof, from Old English *drōb, drōf (“turbid; dreggy; dirty”), from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”).

Anagrams of drub

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play burd 7 points

Words you can make from drub

7 playable · top: BURD (7 pts)

Best play burd 7 points

3-letter words

6 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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