scoundrel
Plural: scoundrels
Noun
- a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
- A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
Origin / Etymology
From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).
Synonyms
villain, antimodel, bad guy, baddie, bastard, blackguard, bounder, cad, coistril, evildoer, fustilarian, harlot, heavy, knave, lidderon, makeshift, miscreant, ne'er-do-well, niding, nithing, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scab, scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, scum, scumbag, thug, undesirable, varlet
Scrabble Score: 12
scoundrel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscoundrel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scoundrel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary