COUGH — Scrabble Check: COUGH

Valid: ✓ Yes Score: 11 pts 5 letters
✓ Valid Scrabble Word
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COUGH scores 11 points (base, without multipliers).

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/kɑf/
noun
1
A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.
2
A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.
3
Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame
He was – cough – indisposed.
Synonyms
verb
1
To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.
2
(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.
Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.
3
To make a noise like a cough.
The engine coughed and sputtered.

📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cough

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is COUGH allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, COUGH is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is COUGH worth in Scrabble?
COUGH is worth 11 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.