makebate

Noun

One that encourages quarrels or strife.
One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).

Examples

Leaving open triple-word scores can make a makebate of your Scrabble opponent.

Origin / Etymology

From make + bate (“strife, contention, quarrel”).

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

makebate: valid Words With Friends Word