verjuice
Plural: verjuices
Noun
- The acidic juice of unripe fruit, like grapes or crab apples.
- A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes.
Verb
- To render something sour; to embitter.
Examples
- Playing VERJUICE felt like a sour victory, but it blocked his opponent’s bingo lane.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English verjous, vergeous, from Old French vertjus, verjus (French verjus), from vert + jus. First appears c. 1302.
Scrabble Score: 20
verjuice: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordverjuice: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verjuice: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
verjuice: valid Words With Friends Word