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What does rebuke mean? Is rebuke a Scrabble word?

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Is rebuke a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rebuke is a Scrabble US word. The word rebuke is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

R1E1B3U1K5E1

Is rebuke a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rebuke is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

R1E1B3U1K5E1

Is rebuke a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rebuke is a Words With Friends word. The word rebuke is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1B4U2K5E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

REBUKE,

5-letter words (1 found)

BURKE,

4-letter words (10 found)

BEER,BERE,BERK,BREE,BUKE,BURK,KERB,REEK,REKE,RUBE,

3-letter words (17 found)

BEE,BRU,BUR,EEK,EKE,ERE,ERK,EUK,KEB,KUE,REB,REE,RUB,RUE,UKE,URB,URE,

2-letter words (5 found)

BE,EE,ER,RE,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from rebuke according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rebuke

rebuke

Etymology

From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop”), from busche (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *busca (“wood, grove”), from Frankish *busk (“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”); equivalent to re- +‎ bush.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiˈbjuːk/, /ɹɪˈbjuːk/
  • Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

rebuke (plural rebukes)

  1. (of a person) A harsh criticism.

Synonyms

  • reproach, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand, admonition

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Verb

rebuke (third-person singular simple present rebukes, present participle rebuking, simple past and past participle rebuked)

  1. (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
    Synonyms: reprimand, reproach, reprove, reprehend, admonish; see also Thesaurus:criticize

Translations

Anagrams

  • Kueber

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