b 3 o 1 o 1 t 1 s 1 t 1 r 1 a 1 p 3
9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
verb help oneself, often through improvised means
originFrom boot + strap. The sense "pull up (without aid)" comes from the phrase pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
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- astoop 8
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- pastor 8
- patoot 8