pilfer

Verb

Verb Forms: pilfered, pilfering, pilfers

To steal small items, especially in a sneaky manner.
make off with belongings of others
To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

Examples

He tried to pilfer a bonus from my word, but I saw through his strategy.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier pilfre, from Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf.

Synonyms

abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

pilfer: valid Words With Friends Word