ogre

Plural: ogres

Noun

A monstrous, man-eating giant in folklore.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
A cruel person.

Examples

Facing such a dominant player felt like battling an OGRE on the Scrabble board.
People are going to think I'm an ogre if I refuse to buy coffee for my little brother!

Origin / Etymology

First attested in the 18th century, borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishment upon oath-breakers. Doublet of orc and Orcus.

Synonyms

demon, devil, fiend, monster

Scrabble Score: 5

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

Words With Friends Score: 6

ogre: valid Words With Friends Word