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Is seppuku a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word seppuku is a Scrabble US word. The word seppuku is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

S1E1P3P3U1K5U1

Is seppuku a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word seppuku is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

S1E1P3P3U1K5U1

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Yes. The word seppuku is a Words With Friends word. The word seppuku is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

SEPPUKU,

5-letter words (3 found)

PUKES,PUKUS,PUPUS,

4-letter words (13 found)

EUKS,KEPS,KUES,PEPS,PUKE,PUKU,PUPS,PUPU,SKEP,SPEK,SPUE,SUPE,UKES,

3-letter words (13 found)

EUK,KEP,KUE,PEP,PES,PUP,PUS,SUE,SUK,SUP,UKE,UPS,USE,

2-letter words (4 found)

ES,PE,UP,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

Definitions and meaning of seppuku

seppuku

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 切腹 (seppuku), from Middle Chinese 切 (t͡set, “to cut”) +‎ 腹 (pjuwk, “belly”). Compare Cantonese 切腹 (cit3 fuk1) and Mandarin 切腹 (qiēfù).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɛˈpuː.kuː/
  • (General American) enPR: sĕpʹo͞o-ko͞o('), sĕpʹə-, sĕ-po͞oʹ-, sə-po͞oʹ-, IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.pu(ˌ)ku/, /ˈsɛ.pə-/, /sɛˈpu-/, /səˈpu-/
  • Hyphenation: sep‧pu‧ku

Noun

seppuku (countable and uncountable, plural seppukus or seppuku)

  1. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

Usage notes

  • As with suicide, the usual verb used with seppuku is commit.

Synonyms

  • hara-kiri

Translations

See also

  • bushido
  • hara-kiri
  • kamikaze
  • suicide

Anagrams

  • pukes up

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 切腹.

Noun

seppuku

  1. seppuku

Declension

No declined forms attested.

Synonyms

  • harakiri

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • seppoekoe (rare)

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 切腹.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛˈpu.ku/
  • Hyphenation: sep‧pu‧ku
  • Rhymes: -uku

Noun

seppuku m (uncountable)

  1. seppuku
    Synonym: harakiri

Japanese

Romanization

seppuku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せっぷく

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 切腹.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛˈpu.ku/
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification: se‧ppu‧ku

Noun

seppuku n (indeclinable)

  1. hara-kiri, seppuku (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)
    Synonym: harakiri

Further reading

  • seppuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • seppuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

seppuku m (plural seppukus)

  1. seppuku (ritual Japanese suicide by disembowelment)

Swedish

Noun

seppuku c

  1. seppuku

Declension

See also

  • harakiri

Source: wiktionary.org