strappado

1. A form of torture in which the victim is lifted off the ground by a rope attached to the wrists, which have been tied behind the back, and then is dropped partway to the ground with a jerk.

2. The apparatus employed in this method of torture.

3. A punishment or torture in which the subject is hoisted by rope and allowed to fall its full length.

4. A machine used to inflict this torture.

---

Here are some other words you could make with the letters strappado, you can also
use this lookup tool to help you find words with our scrabble word finder.

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
strappado	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ad	3
ar	2
as	2
at	2
da	3
do	3
od	3
op	4
or	2
os	2
pa	4
po	4
so	2
ta	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aas	3
ado	4
ads	4
apo	5
app	7
apt	5
ars	3
art	3
asp	5
dap	6
das	4
dor	4
dos	4
dot	4
oar	3
oat	3
oda	4
ods	4
opa	5
ops	5
opt	5
ora	3
ors	3
ort	3
pad	6
pap	7
par	5
pas	5
pat	5
pod	6
pop	7
pos	5
pot	5
pro	5
pst	5
rad	4
rap	5
ras	3
rat	3
rod	4
rot	3
sad	4
sap	5
sat	3
sod	4
sop	5
sot	3
spa	5
tad	4
tao	3
tap	5
tar	3
tas	3
tod	4
top	5
tor	3
aro	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ados	5
apod	7
apos	6
apps	8
arts	4
atap	6
atop	6
daps	7
dart	5
data	5
dato	5
doat	5
dopa	7
dorp	7
dors	5
dosa	5
dost	5
dots	5
drat	5
drop	7
oars	4
oast	4
oats	4
odas	5
opas	6
opts	6
orad	5
orts	4
osar	4
pads	7
papa	8
paps	8
para	6
pard	7
pars	6
part	6
past	6
pats	6
pods	7
pops	8
port	6
post	6
pots	6
prao	6
prat	6
proa	6
prod	7
prop	8
pros	6
rads	5
raps	6
rapt	6
rasp	6
rato	4
rats	4
road	5
rods	5
rota	4
rots	4
sard	5
soap	6
soar	4
soda	5
sora	4
sord	5
sort	4
spar	6
spat	6
spot	6
star	4
stoa	4
stop	6
tads	5
taos	4
tapa	6
taps	6
taro	4
tarp	6
tars	4
toad	5
tods	5
tops	6
tora	4
tors	4
tosa	4
trad	5
trap	6
trod	5
trop	6
tsar	4
aros	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adapt	8
adopt	8
aorta	5
apart	7
apods	8
aport	7
ataps	7
darts	6
datos	6
doats	6
dopas	8
dorps	8
dorsa	6
drats	6
drops	8
dropt	8
papas	9
paras	7
pards	8
parts	7
pasta	7
ports	7
praos	7
prats	7
proas	7
prods	8
props	9
prost	7
ratos	5
roads	6
roast	5
rotas	5
sapor	7
sarod	6
spado	8
sport	7
sprat	7
strap	7
strop	7
tapas	7
tardo	6
taros	5
tarps	7
toads	6
toras	5
traps	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adapts	9
adopts	9
aortas	6
pastor	8
posada	9
sapota	8
satrap	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adaptor	10
parados	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adaptors	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
strappado	14