Scoop
/skuːp/
noun
- Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
"She kept a scoop in the dog food."
- The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
"I'll have one scoop of chocolate ice-cream."
- The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
- A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
- An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
verb
- To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
"He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."
- To make hollow; to dig out.
"I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers."
- To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
"The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal."
- (often with "up") To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
- To pick (someone) up
"You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?"
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Scoop"
Scoop is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "scoop" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Scoop" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "scoop" is a low-scoring word.