scimitar

Noun

A curved, single-edged Oriental sword.
a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
A long-handled billhook.

Verb

To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.

Examples

His opponent wielded SCIMITAR across the triple-word score, cutting through his lead.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

scimitar: valid Words With Friends Word