scalawag

NOUN /skælə,wæɡ/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

scalawag is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1L1A1W4A1G2
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does scalawag mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

One who is playfully mischievous.

SYNONYMS
IMPMONKEYRAPSCALLIONRASCALSCALLYWAGSCAMP
BROADER
KIDMINORNESTLINGNIPPERYOUNGSTERCHILDFRYSMALL FRY
NARROWER
LITTLE TERRORBRATHOLY TERRORTERROR
2

A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.

SYNONYMS
KNAVERAPSCALLIONRASCALROGUESCALLYWAGVARLET
BROADER
VILLAINSCOUNDREL
3

A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest).

SYNONYMS
SCALLYWAG
BROADER
BAD PERSON