fustigate

Verb

strike with a cudgel
To hit someone with a club.
To harshly criticize someone.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō.

Synonyms

cudgel, berate, birch, castigate, cudgel#Verb, denounce, thrash

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

fustigate: valid Words With Friends Word