deathwatch

Meanings

Plural: deathwatches

Noun

minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
A vigil beside a dying person
One who guards a condemned person before execution.
A deathwatch beetle.

Origin / Etymology

From death + watch.

Synonyms

book louse, booklouse, deathwatch beetle, Liposcelis divinatorius, Xestobium rufovillosum

Scrabble Score: 22

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

Words With Friends Score: 21

deathwatch is a valid Words With Friends word