scapegoat

scapegoat is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.
2. noun. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.
3. noun. someone who is punished for the errors of others

Common word forms

scapegoats, scapegoater, scapegoating

Words from these letters

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