Bankruptcy
10 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The legal status of a person or organization unable to repay debts owed to creditors. A state of complete financial ruin or failure.
“The company filed for bankruptcy after years of declining sales.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈbæŋkrʌptsɪ/
Syllables
bank·rupt·cy
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10-letter word; too long for standard Wordle
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Scrabble
Worth 21 points; contains valuable K and Y with good distribution
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