scruple
Scruple can refer to a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains, an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action, or uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety). As a verb, scruple can mean to hesitate on moral grounds, have doubts about, or raise scruples.
Length
7
Scrabble
11
WWF
15
Starts
SC
Ends
PLE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SCRUPLE” Mean?
/ˈskɹuːpəl/
scruple has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
3 senseshesitate on moral grounds
“The man scrupled to perjure himself”
raise scruples
“He lied and did not even scruple about it”
have doubts about
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
Length
7 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
S, C, R, U, P, L, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SCRUPLE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SCRUPLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SCRUPLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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★★★★☆SCRUPLE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CCCVCCV
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
SC, CR, RU, UP, PL, LE
Trigrams
SCR, CRU, RUP, UPL, PLE
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