Definitions for scoundrel

scoundrel scoun·drel

Spelling: [skoun-druh l]
IPA: /ˈskaʊn drəl/

Scoundrel is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 639 anagrams from letters in scoundrel (cdelnorsu).

Definitions for scoundrel

noun

  1. an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.

adjective

  1. mean or base in nature; villainous; unprincipled; dishonorable.

Origin of scoundrel

First recorded in 1580-90; origin uncertain

Examples for scoundrel

You make me feel like a scoundrel, and I've only been taking a little bit of happiness.

But when the tale was told, "It's that scoundrel, Mulready!"

As she nods off at night, Arya Stark mutters the names of every scoundrel she plans to kill someday.

The Fox News scoundrel is at it again, this time going after the Girl Scouts for ties to a gay punk band.

That scoundrel Corney has been about some mischief—damn him!

For he did not know how best to tell her that her brother was a scoundrel.

A c--t is different than your run-of-the-mill jerk (or scoundrel, or creep, or whatever).

I am sorry because I believe there is contamination in such a scoundrel.

Given a choice between the scoundrel and the scold, who might the people go for?

But all too often, as Samuel Johnson famously pointed out, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”

Word Value for scoundrel
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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