“CULPRIT” is a valid word. — 11 points Scrabble

tulipany of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
picula unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
uplit
clipt
cultia system of religious beliefs and rituals

tripa journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
clipa metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
cultfollowers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
curla round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
curtmarked by rude or peremptory shortness
puri
puli100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan
purlgold or silver wire thread
uricin or relating to or obtained from urine
lituthe basic unit of money in Lithuania
tirl

putthe option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
cuta share of the profits
cupa small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
tipthe extreme end of something; especially something pointed
ripa dissolute man in fashionable society
pita sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
litthe humanistic study of a body of literature
lipeither of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
til
ruta groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
pica form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
tica local and habitual twitching especially in the face
curan inferior dog or one of mixed breed
tui
piu
tupuncastrated adult male sheep
pur
pul100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan

itthe branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
upraise
lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
pithe ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
tia light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
utthe local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

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