mongrel

Noun

An animal or plant of mixed breed or origin.
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.
A mixed-race person.
A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
An erect penis; an erection.

Adj

Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

Examples

a mongrel dog
English spelling is often regarded as confusing and unpredictable due to the mongrel nature of that language.
His Scrabble rack felt like a MONGREL collection of letters, difficult to form a cohesive word.
That dog is a mongrel; who knows what breed it could be!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix”).

Synonyms

bastard, cur, mutt, Heinz 57, bitsa, bitser, bitzer, tyke

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

mongrel: valid Words With Friends Word