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SCRUPLE

7 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SCRUPLE Means

  1. noun: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
  2. noun: uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
  3. verb: hesitate on moral grounds“The man scrupled to perjure himself”
  4. verb: raise scruples“He lied and did not even scruple about it”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SCRUPLE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 C3 R1 U1 P3 L1 E1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of SCRUPLE (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.