Definition of HURTLEBERRY

hurtleberry

Plural: hurtleberries

Noun

  • Synonym of whortleberry.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hurtil-beri (“bilberry or blue whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); berry of this shrub”); further etymology unknown, compare Middle English horten, hurten (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”), and Old English horte (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”).

Synonyms

whortleberry

Scrabble Score: 19

hurtleberry: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
hurtleberry: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
hurtleberry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

hurtleberry: not valid in Words With Friends