shmup
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 5
/ʃmʌp/
Definition of shmup
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(slang)A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.
“Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.”
“Galaga was probably the most influential of all of these because it added bonus levels and the power-up, a concept that has become standard in every shmup.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.
Words you can make from shmup
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