Definition of trounce

Scrabble & Words with friends points

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

Definition of trounce

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. beat
  2. beat out
  3. crush
  4. shell
  5. vanquish
• beat severely with a whip or rod (verb)

  Examples

  1. The children were severely trounced

  Synonyms

  1. flog
  2. lash
  3. lather
  4. slash
  5. strap
  6. welt
  7. whip
• censure severely or angrily (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. bawl out
  2. berate
  3. call down
  4. call on the carpet
  5. chew out
  6. chew up
  7. chide
  8. dress down
  9. have words
  10. jaw
  11. lambast
  12. lambaste
  13. lecture
  14. rag
  15. rebuke
  16. remonstrate
  17. reprimand
  18. scold
  19. take to task

See definition of trounce in Merriam Webster