drub

Plural: drubs

Verb

Verb Forms: drubbed, drubbing, drubs

To beat or thrash severely, often with a stick.
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
To forcefully teach something.
To criticize harshly; to excoriate.

Noun

Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.

Examples

He planned to drub his opponent’s score with a flurry of high-point words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *drob, drof, from Old English *drōb, drōf (“turbid; dreggy; dirty”), from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”).

Synonyms

bat, clobber, cream, lick, thrash

Scrabble Score: 7

drub: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
drub: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
drub: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

drub: valid Words With Friends Word