Definitions For Charpie

Noun

CHARPIE. (countable and uncountable, plural CHARPIEs) (medicine, now, historical) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.

Etymology

From the feminine past participle of {{etyl, fro, en}} charpir, , to pluck, carpir, , to pluck, from {{etyl, la, en}} carpō, , I seize. Compare carpet.

Is Charpie a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
15

The word Charpie is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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