SCOOP

5 letters 9 Scrabble points /skuːp/

Definition of SCOOP

noun

  1. Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

    "She kept a scoop in the dog food."

  2. The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.

    "I'll have one scoop of chocolate ice-cream."

  3. The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

Related words: scoopful scooper
verb

  1. To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

    "He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."

  2. To make hollow; to dig out.

    "I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers."

  3. To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).

    "The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S C O O P
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

Anagrams of SCOOP

Words that use the same letters:

COOPS

Words Containing "SCOOP"

OUTSCOOP SCOOPED SCOOPER SCOOPERS SCOOPFUL SCOOPFULFULS SCOOPFULS SCOOPING SCOOPINGLY SCOOPS SCOOPSFUL UNDERSCOOP UNSCOOPED WINDSCOOP

Words Starting with "SCOOP"

SCOOPED SCOOPER SCOOPERS SCOOPFUL SCOOPFULFULS SCOOPFULS SCOOPING SCOOPINGLY SCOOPS SCOOPSFUL

Words Ending with "SCOOP"

OUTSCOOP UNDERSCOOP WINDSCOOP