cesspit

Noun

An underground pit for storing sewage or waste water; a cesspool.
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.

Examples

My opponent’s low-scoring plays created a CESSPIT of despair on the Scrabble board.
Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.

Synonyms

cesspool, sink, sump, gongpit

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

cesspit: valid Words With Friends Word