Definitions For Handicap
noun
- Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
- Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
- To make success or progress difficult for (someone)
- To make a judgment about the likely winner of a race or contest
verb
- Injure permanently
- Put at a disadvantage
- Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
Is Handicap a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18
The word Handicap is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Handicap in a Sentence
- His shyness was a handicap in his job.
- She's been practicing a lot and her handicap has gone down from 18 to 12.
- It's very hard to handicap the election at this point.
- The baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least
Synonyms for Handicap
Antonyms for Handicap
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