usurp
VERB
/ju'sɜrp/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U
usurp is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1S1U1R1P3
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does usurp mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.
“he usurped my rights”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Take the place of.
“gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of usurp
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