Yes, chop is playable
...and is worth 12 points.
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"Chop" Definition
noun
A mark stamped on goods or coins to indicate their identity or quality.
A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone.
A short irregular motion of waves.
A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.
An area of choppy water, as on an ocean.
verb
To cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument.
To weed and thin out (young cotton).
To strike (as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke.
verb-intransitive
Archaic To move roughly or suddenly.
To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind.
To make heavy, cutting strokes.
verb-transitive
Sports To hit or hit at with a short swift downward stroke.
To curtail as if by chopping: chopped off his sentence midway; are going to chop expenses.
To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood.
To cut into small pieces: chop onions; chop up meat.
To shape or form by chopping: chop a hole in the ice.
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