scourer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈskaʊɹə/
See all 2 pronunciations
/ˈskaʊɹə/ · /ˈskaʊɹəɹ/

Definition of scourer

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
    “A scourer may be in the form of a mesh (ball) of wires, a flat piece of a rough fabric, or a pad with a soft sponge-like side and a more abrasive side.”
See all 3 definitions

noun

  1. A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
    “A scourer may be in the form of a mesh (ball) of wires, a flat piece of a rough fabric, or a pad with a soft sponge-like side and a more abrasive side.”
  2. (agent, form-of)Agent noun of scour; a person who scours.
  3. (obsolete)A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
    “in those days of highwaymen and scourers”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English scourer, skourer, scowrrere, equivalent to scour + -er.

Anagrams of scourer

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play courser 9 points

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to scourer to make another valid word.

Find your best play with scourer

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes scourer, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.