lounder
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
Definition of lounder
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal)To beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whack
“"But Father," said Jenny, "if they come to lounder ilk ither as they did last time, suld na I cry on you?””
“Why is all this shame loundered on my head?”
“And they a' laughed thegither, and I up wi' the belt, and I loundered them round the house and round the house, till one screamed and another screamed, and even their mother got to squeel loudest.”
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verb
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(Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal)To beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whack
“"But Father," said Jenny, "if they come to lounder ilk ither as they did last time, suld na I cry on you?””
“Why is all this shame loundered on my head?”
“And they a' laughed thegither, and I up wi' the belt, and I loundered them round the house and round the house, till one screamed and another screamed, and even their mother got to squeel loudest.”
noun
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(Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal)A heavy blow
“Deed, my bonny lass, I'll hae a kiss for a' my trouble at least,' and he caught her by the waist ; but she geed him sic a lounder o' the side o' the heed, that she garr'd him reel again”
“When he rose the third time, she struck him a lounder of the stick; the stick stuck to the dead man, and the hand stuck to the stick; and out they were.”
“He gave his lunzie sic a lounder As did the sillie man dumfounder.”
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Etymology
From Scots.
Words you can make from lounder
125 playable · top: ROUNDEL (8 pts)
Best play roundel 8 points6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
47 words- DOER 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOUR 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- DURO 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LODE 5 pts
- LORD 5 pts
- LOUD 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- LUDO 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- OLDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- UDON 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- UNDO 5 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LONE 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LORN 4 pts
- LOUR 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- NOEL 4 pts
- NURL 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- DEL 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DUE 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- DUO 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- LUD 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- OUD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- UDO 4 pts
- URD 4 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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