bayonet

Noun

a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

Verb

stab or kill someone with a bayonet
To stab with a bayonet.
To compel or drive by the bayonet.
-NETED, -NETING, -NETS or -NETTED, -NETTING, -NETS to stab with a dagger-like weapon

Origin / Etymology

From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.

Scrabble Score: 12

bayonet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bayonet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bayonet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

bayonet is a valid Words With Friends word