Lashing
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A beating administered with a whip, strap, or rope as a form of punishment.
“The sailor was sentenced to a lashing for repeated insubordination.”
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lash·ing
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The familiar LASH root plus -ING, H in position four is easy to overlook when guessing
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The H earns 4 points, a solid word that extends well from common shorter stems on the board
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