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Is leper a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word leper is a Scrabble US word. The word leper is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

L1E1P3E1R1

Is leper a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word leper is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

L1E1P3E1R1

Is leper a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word leper is a Words With Friends word. The word leper is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2E1P4E1R1

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5-letter words (2 found)

LEPER,REPEL,

4-letter words (10 found)

LEEP,LEER,LERE,LERP,PEEL,PEER,PELE,PERE,PREE,REEL,

3-letter words (10 found)

EEL,ERE,LEE,LEP,PEE,PEL,PER,PRE,REE,REP,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,EL,ER,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 28 words from leper according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of leper

leper

English

Etymology

From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ)

Noun

leper (plural lepers)

  1. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
  2. (figurative) Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

leper (third-person singular simple present lepers, present participle lepering, simple past and past participle lepered)

  1. (now rare) To afflict with leprosy.
  2. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of infect.
  3. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of disfigure.
  4. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of taint.
  5. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of ostracize.

References

  • “leper, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “leper”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • “leper”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Epler, Lepre, repel

Source: wiktionary.org