caitiff

Plural: caitiffs

Noun

A despicable or cowardly person.
a cowardly and despicable person
A base or despicable person; a wretch.
A captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave.
A villain, a coward or wretch.

Adjective Satellite

despicably mean and cowardly

Adj

Especially despicable; cowardly

Examples

He felt like a caitiff after accidentally blocking his own triple-word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English caitif, from Anglo-Norman caitif (“captive”), akin to Old French chaitif (French chétif) and Middle Dutch keytyf, from a Vulgar Latin *cactīvus alteration via Gaulish influence from Latin captīvus (“captive”); compare Italian cattivo (“bad, wicked”). Doublet of captive.

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

caitiff: valid Words With Friends Word