pruritus

Meanings

Noun

an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“itch, itching”), from prūriō (“itch”).

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

pruritus is a valid Words With Friends word