Definition of croup

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • croup is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • croup is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • croup is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of croup


  • the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. croupe
    2. hindquarters
    3. rump
  • a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. spasmodic laryngitis

See definition of croup in Merriam Webster