Definition of SCRAWL

scrawl

Meanings

Plural: scrawls

Noun

  • poor handwriting
  • Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.
  • A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
  • Writing that lacks literary merit.
  • A broken branch of a tree.
  • The young of the dog-crab.

Verb

  • write carelessly
  • To write something hastily or illegibly.
  • To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
  • To write unskilfully and inelegantly.
  • To creep; crawl; to move slowly, with difficulty, fearfully, or stealthily.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly from Middle English scraulen (“to spread out one's limbs; sprawl”), itself an alteration of spraulen (“to sprawl”) or craulen, crawlen (“to crawl”).
Alternatively, from scrall, a contraction of scrabble.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

scrawl is a valid Words With Friends word