bastinado
NOUNVERB
/,bæstə'neɪdoʊ/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
bastinado is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1S1T1I1N1A1D2O1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does bastinado mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Beat somebody on the soles of the feet.
BROADER