poltroon

Plural: poltroons

Noun

An utter coward; a craven or spiritless person.
an abject coward
An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

Adjective Satellite

characterized by complete cowardliness

Adj

Cowardly.

Examples

Only a poltroon would forfeit a game of Words With Friends just because of a bad rack.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

Synonyms

craven, recreant, dastard

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

poltroon: valid Words With Friends Word