maltreat

Verb

Verb Forms: maltreated, maltreating, maltreats

To treat someone or something badly or cruelly.
treat badly
To treat badly, to abuse.

Examples

Some players MALTREAT their tiles, hoping to shake loose a better letter, but it never works.

Origin / Etymology

From mal- + treat, after French maltraiter.

Synonyms

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, mistreat, step, brutalize

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

maltreat: valid Words With Friends Word