Croupy
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Having or displaying characteristics typical of croup, such as a harsh barking cough or strained, laboured breathing.
“The child's croupy cough woke her parents at three in the morning.”
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croup·y
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Wordle
Ends in Y with the OU vowel pair inside, the CROUP root is recognisable and the Y suffix is a familiar Wordle pattern
Scrabble
Y(4) and P(3) together give this word good tile value for its length, uncommon but fully valid in Scrabble
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