ogre

Meanings

Plural: ogres

Noun

a cruel wicked and inhuman person
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
A cruel person.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in the 18th century, borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishment upon oath-breakers. Doublet of orc and Orcus.

Synonyms

demon, devil, fiend, monster

Scrabble Score: 5

ogre is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ogre is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ogre is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

ogre is a valid Words With Friends word