Definition of WAINSCOT

wainscot

Plural: wainscots

Noun

  • panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
  • wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
  • An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
  • Any of various noctuid moths.

Verb

  • To decorate a wall with a wainscot.
  • -SCOTED, -SCOTING, -SCOTS -SCOTTED, -SCOTTING, -SCOTS to line the walls of with wooden paneling

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot or Middle Dutch waghenscote, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon”) (from Old Saxon wagan) + schot, believed to mean “partition, crossbar," which is from or related to skiotan (“to shoot”).

Scrabble Score: 13

wainscot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wainscot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wainscot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

wainscot is a valid Words With Friends word