Cripple
/ˈkɹɪpl/
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Cripple
noun
- (sometimes offensive) a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
"He returned from war a cripple."
- A shortened wooden stud or brace used to construct the portion of a wall above a door or above and below a window.
- Scrapple.
- (among lumbermen) A rocky shallow in a stream.
verb
- To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired
"The car bomb crippled five passers-by."
- To damage seriously; to destroy
"My ambitions were crippled by a lack of money."
- To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.
"The word processor was released in a crippled demonstration version that did not allow you to save."
- To nerf something which is overpowered
adjective
Anagrams of Cripple
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
c3
r1
i1
p3
p3
l1
e1
Total: 13 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Cripple
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Cripple"
Cripple is a 7-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "cripple" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Cripple" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cripple" is a medium-scoring word.