attercop

Noun

A spider.
A peevish or ill-natured person.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe (“spider”), corresponding to atter (“poison, venom”) + cop (“spider”). The latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb. Cognate to Danish edderkop (“spider”) and Norwegian edderkopp (“spider”).

Scrabble Score: 12

attercop: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
attercop: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
attercop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

attercop: not valid in Words With Friends