Scapegoats

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts10 letters

Definition of Scapegoats

noun

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
"He is making me a scapegoat."

verb

To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

Anagrams of Scapegoats

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "scapegoats":

9-LETTER WORDS

8-LETTER WORDS

gestapos peacoats postages seacoast

7-LETTER WORDS

aspects capotes gestapo passage peacoat petasos postage potages sapotas sapotes sapsago scapose socages toecaps

6-LETTER WORDS

agapes agates ascots aspect capote castes cestas cestos coapts coasts copses cosets cosset costae epacts+16 more

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

fall guypatsywhipping boy

Rhyming Words

abandonments abasements abashments abatements abbots abducts aberrants abetments abets abiogenists ablauts ableists abluents abolishments abolitionists+5 more

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