skinflint
Meanings
Plural: skinflints
Noun
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
Origin / Etymology
From the phrase skin a flint (“go to extreme lengths for the sake of gain or economy”), from the brittleness and hardness of flint which makes it almost impossible to remove just its skin without shattering it.
Scrabble Score: 16
skinflint is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordskinflint is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skinflint is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
skinflint is a valid Words With Friends word