Lopping
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of lop: cutting branches or parts away from a whole.
“He spent the afternoon lopping the lower branches from the old oak.”
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lop·ping
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Double-P mid-word is distinctive, testing P in positions four and five helps narrow quickly.
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points, the double-P boosts score and -ING lets you extend from a LOP already played.
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