pruritus

Noun

Severe itching of the skin, a common symptom of many conditions.
an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc.

Examples

The long game of Scrabble gave him a severe case of pruritus for a good word.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūrītus (“itch, itching”), from prūriō (“itch”).

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

pruritus: valid Words With Friends Word