Definitions For Offscouring

Noun

OFFSCOURING (plural OFFSCOURINGs) {{1, refuse}} removed from something by scouring. (figuratively) An outcast, a pariah.

Translations

Bulgarian: измет, m Greek: : Ancient: κάθαρμα, n Russian: отди́рка, f Bulgarian: парий, m Russian: изго́й, m, отбро́сы, p

Etymology

from off + scouring.

Is Offscouring a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
24

The word Offscouring is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Offscouring in a Sentence

  • The foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore
  • The hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law

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