strappado
NOUN
/strə'pɑdoʊ/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
strappado is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1A1P3P3A1D2O1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does strappado mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope.
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