bootlick

Plural: bootlicks

Verb

Verb Forms: bootlicked, bootlicking, bootlicks

To act in a servile or sycophantic way; to flatter excessively.
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
To engage in fawning, servile behavior.

Noun

A toady or sycophant.

Examples

Trying to BOOTLICK the dictionary by playing only common words often yields lower scores.

Origin / Etymology

From boot + lick.

Synonyms

fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle

Scrabble Score: 16

bootlick: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bootlick: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bootlick: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

bootlick: valid Words With Friends Word