Unscramble

t 1 e 1 r 1 m 3 a 1 g 2 a 1 n 1 t 1

9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

originPIE word *tréyes The noun is derived from Termagant (“fictitious deity with a violent temperament represented as being worshipped by Muslims or other non-Christians”), from Middle English Termagaunt (“fictitious deity represented as being worshipped by Muslims; any pagan god”), from Anglo-Norman Tervagant, Tervagaunt, Tervagan, and Old French Tervagant, Tervagan (possibly with the addition of…

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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