eschew

Verb

Verb Forms: eschewed, eschewing, eschews

To deliberately avoid using; to abstain from.
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Examples

Experienced Scrabble players ESCHEW making plays that open up triple word scores for opponents.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver, (third-person present eschiu), from Frankish *skiuhijan (“to dread, shun, avoid”); thus a doublet of skew.
For the pronunciation with /ʃ/, compare the development of marshal from Middle English marschal (/marsˈt͡ʃaːl/) or Middle English myssheve, variant of myschef (“hardship”). Variants in /sk/ are either from unattested Middle English *eskewen (from Old Northern French eskiver; compare skew) or are spelling pronunciations.
See also French esquiver.

Synonyms

shun

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

eschew: valid Words With Friends Word