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Yes. The word duppy is a Scrabble US word. The word duppy is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word duppy is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

D2U1P3P3Y4

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5-letter words (1 found)

DUPPY,

3-letter words (5 found)

DUP,PUD,PUP,PUY,YUP,

2-letter words (2 found)

UP,YU,

You can make 8 words from duppy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of duppy

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Definitions and meaning of duppy

duppy

Alternative forms

  • (ghost): duffy, duppie, doopy, dupie

Etymology

Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) (compare Akan adɔpe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʌpi/
  • Rhymes: -ʌpi

Noun

duppy (plural duppies)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
    Synonyms: jumbie; see also Thesaurus:ghost
  2. (Jamaica, games) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).

Derived terms

  • This term is one of the documented possible origins of Davy Jones. See more at Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia.

Verb

duppy (third-person singular simple present duppies, present participle duppying, simple past and past participle duppied)

  1. (MLE, MTE, transitive) To kill; to murder.
    • 2008, Kingsley Ogundele, online message quoted in 2010 January 27, Rob Sharp, "CSI: Chatroom", The Independent
      He refers to his intention to kill a schoolgirl pregnant with Jolie's unborn baby – who the pair believe is giving Jolie undue hassle. "I'll get da fiend to duppy her den," he writes.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kill
  2. (MLE, by extension, transitive) To excel in.
    • 2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011"
      I duppied every rave.

References

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Possibly derived from Bube dupe (“ghost”) or Akan adɔpe. Compare Bajan duppy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʌpɪ/
  • Hyphenation: du‧ppy

Noun

duppy (plural duppy dem, quantified duppy) (Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling dopi)

  1. ghost; an evil spirit; duppy; poltergeist (ghost)

See also

  • Blackheart Man
  • Rolling Calf

References


Source: wiktionary.org