picaroon

Plural: picaroons

Noun

A pirate or picaro.
A pirate ship.
A rogue.
A tool consisting of a curved spike or hook, fitted to a long shaft, used in logging and fishing to snag, move and hold.

Verb

Verb Forms: picarooned, picarooning, picaroons

To act as a pirate or freebooter; to plunder.
To behave as a pirate.

Examples

My opponent threatened to PICAROON all my bonus squares if I wasn’t careful.

Origin / Etymology

From Spanish picarón, from pícaro (“rogue”).

Synonyms

brigand, corsair, knave, loot, pillage, pirate, privateer, rogue

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

picaroon: valid Words With Friends Word