What does CORRUPT mean?

Pronunciation
/kərˈʌpt/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality“debauch the young people with wine and women”
  2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence“This judge can be bought”
  3. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon“sully someone's reputation”
  4. alter from the original

adjective

  1. lacking in integrity“humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation”
  2. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
  3. containing errors or alterations“a corrupt text”
  4. touched by rot or decay“tainted bacon”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

corrupts12corrupter13corruptest14

Anagrams of CORRUPT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CORRUPT

44 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

court7 coup8 crop8 curt6port6 pour6 rout4tour4 cop7 cor5cot5cup7 cut5 opt5 orc5our3out3 pot5 pro5 put5 roc5rot3 rut3top5 tor3op4or2to2up4 ut2

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Questions

Is CORRUPT a valid word in word games?

CORRUPT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CORRUPT worth?

CORRUPT is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CORRUPT?

44 other words, including TO, OR, UP and OUT.