Definition of JILT

jilt

Plural: jilts

Noun

  • a woman who jilts a lover
  • A woman who readily casts aside her lover.

Verb

Verb Forms: jilted, jilting, jilts

  • To suddenly reject or abandon a lover.
  • cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
    • "jilt a lover or a bride"
  • To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

Examples

  • He felt jilted when his perfect word was blocked by a single, pesky tile.

Origin / Etymology

Contraction of jillet (“a giddy girl, a jill-flirt”).

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

jilt: valid Words With Friends Word