pox

Meanings

Plural: poxes

Noun

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
Syphilis.
A curse.

Verb

To infect with the pox, or syphilis.

Origin / Etymology

From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock.

Synonyms

lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

pox is a valid Words With Friends word