8 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
adjective causing abrasion
adjective easily irritated or annoyed
adjective lacking consistency
originEtymology tree English scratch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scratchy From scratch + -y.
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